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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">LaserWolf</strong> said:</div><div>There used to be a government regulation requiring broadcast networks to air opposing views. <br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine<br /> FOXNews and all the talk radio shouting, and Obermann are a result of the revocation of the Fairness Doctrine. <br /> Government regulation in the form of it's reinstatement is possible. </div></blockquote> <br /> In the age of cable? Not a chance. But even if it was, the Doctrine was basically bullshit.<br /> <br /> "The Fairness Doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented."<br /> <br /> MSNBC comes a lot closer to "equal time" by giving Newt Gingrich's towel boy Joe Scarborough all that time every morning than many broadcasters did under the Doctrine. In practice the Doctrine was a joke long before it died. Maybe there'd be some other legislation you could attempt, though I doubt it would pass current SCOTUS scrutiny.
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