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The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that fairly reflected differing viewpoints. [1]
The FCC ruled that the WGCB broadcast was indeed a personal attack against Cook, and the station was obligated under the Fairness Doctrine to offer free airtime to Cook so he could issue a reply. WGCB again refused to offer time to Cook under the doctrine's equal time and right of reply rules. The FCC then ruled that Red Lion Broadcasting had ...
It was the Reagan FCC that abolished the fairness doctrine in 1987. [3] Dramatic changes occurred in the radio markets. A significant revision was an increase in volume of informational programming. [3] It provided evidence that the possibility of regulation can encourage a "chilling effect" on free speech. [3]
The FCC regulates the affiliates, ... On the contrary, this whole dust-up should provide all the evidence we need that the equal time rule, like the Fairness Doctrine before it, ...
It is our choice.In 1949, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated the Fairness Doctrine, which was a policy that required holders of broadcasting licenses to report on controversial ...
The Mayflower doctrine hearing was held in late March-early April 1948 and had 49 witnesses testify between the two sides. [2] A decision wasn't made until June 2, 1949, when it was ruled that the Mayflower doctrine was to be repealed. The FCC introduced later that year the Fairness doctrine as a replacement.
The equal-time rule should not be confused with the now-defunct FCC fairness doctrine, which dealt with presenting balanced points of view on matters of public importance. The Zapple doctrine (part of a specific provision of the fairness doctrine) was similar to the equal-time rule but applied to different political campaign participants. The ...
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has claimed that Vice President Harris’s recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” commonly known as “SNL,” violates the “equal ...