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The Fairness Doctrine and 83 other "outdated and obsolete media-related rules" were tossed Monday into the regulatory dust bin of the Federal Communications Commission, in a move that the agency said helps it achieve the FCC's "reform agenda." FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said that the decision to eliminate the Fairness Doctrine was part of a larger mandate proposed by the Obama administration to ease regulatory burdens by getting rid of duplicative or outdated measures. Genachowski informed Congress in June of the pending action.
I agree. I suspect this is in preparation for a forthcoming push for some sort of omnibus "Public Airwave Modernization" regulatory framework. What's the left hand doing?
The hand you cannot see...
The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was, in the Commission's view, honest, equitable and balanced. The FCC decided to eliminate the policy in 1987, and in 2011 the Fairness Doctrine was effectively eliminated.
This gives MSNBC , NBC , CBS , ABC and PBS a free hand during the upcoming election to do their usual whitewash of Stymie's administration without worrying over presenting a dissenting point of view .
Quote from: Libertas on August 23, 2011, 06:58:21 AMThe hand you cannot see...That would be, "on the third hand." The "gripping hand" has a rather specific origin. Using it usually implies a familiarity with that source.
A yearbook photo only mother could love...
Quote from: Libertas on August 24, 2011, 11:27:49 AMA yearbook photo only mother could love... My senior photo thankyouverymuch
Quote from: Alphabet Soup on August 24, 2011, 11:28:55 AMMy senior photo thankyouverymuch