In 1949 Congress passed the Fairness Doctrine requiring broadcast licensees give "honest, equitable & balanced" coverage of news. Seeking to deregulate all business enterprise, Reagan ended it in 1987. We need to reinstate it & include tech platforms! #ReinstateFairnessDoctrine

Jan 8, 2021 · 4:02 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @Goldwingcrazy
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Absolutely agree
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Don't forget to re-implement the ownership restrictions clinton gutted when he signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. What was once Clear Channel (and all their hate-talk radio friends) need to be held accountable for this mess we're in as well.
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Technology has changed since then. The public airways are public. They can be regulated by Congress. Private companies using private transmission do not fall under the regulatory powers of the government.
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maybe too late, but it could work
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Terrible idea.
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Who decides what is honest?
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Big media monopolies also need to be broken up without excuses.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @jennycohn1
YES! THANK-YOU! I’ve been banging that drum for YEARS! When the Fairness Doctrine was allowed pass, the first medium to take advantage of it was AM Radio stations. At the time AM radio was suffering a slow death, but then we started hearing the “loud mouth” hosts like Limbaugh.
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