The Democrats drive for the 'fairness doctrine'

[Adelante]

WASHINGTON - As the ten Republican presidential candidates debate this week on their favorite cable network – Fox News – Capitol Hill Democrats are planning a new drive for access elsewhere, on talk radio and local broadcast TV.

The goal? To level the media playing field in time for the 2008 election.

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The Democrats’ more ambitious (and longer-range) goal is to reinstate the “fairness doctrine.”

The fairness doctrine

For decades, the doctrine effectively kept partisan shows (the Rush Limbaughs of the world) off the airwaves by requiring radio and television stations to make comparable time available – free – for opposing views.

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Among Democratic presidential candidates, only Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio regularly talks about the issue – when he is asked about it on the road. I surveyed the leading contenders on the topic, and got only silence as a response.

But some senior House Democrats are interested, I am told, and Kucinich himself is planning to hold hearings on the question of whether the broadcasters are properly fulfilling their public service obligations under federal communications law.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18679966/


Dennis! :yourock:

[jcrew2001]

1. i agree with this

talk radio needs to be fair.

[Mark Twain Girl]

2. Well done, Mr. Kucinich!

I had a conversation about this just last night; I didn't know he was working on the issue, and planning to hold hearings. Good job!

[AtomicKitten]

3. Restoration of the Fairness Doctrine is the way back to truth in the media. n/t