Seton Motley has written an interesting essay covering our beloved Fairness Doctrine. In it, he covers the idea that just because the Senate has passed the Broadcaster Freedom Act, the radio industry isn’t completely safe from the tyranny of Congress. I’m not sure I see everything the exact same way as Motley, but nonetheless, it’s [...]
Posts under ‘Fairness Doctrine’
Notes from Sen. Jim DeMint on Fairness Doctrine
From Sen. Jim DeMint’s Twitter account, in order from earliest post to most recent:
Durbin pass 57 – 41. All GOP opposed. Democrats exposed their plans to impose the fairness doctrine in the backdoor by FCC regulation
Looks like our amend to ban Fairness Doctrine will pass. Victory for free speech
We have closed the front door on [...]
Limbaugh’s Open Letter to President Obama
This ran in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. Enjoy.
Dear President Obama:
I have a straightforward question, which I hope you will answer in a straightforward way: Is it your intention to censor talk radio through a variety of contrivances, such as “local content,” “diversity of ownership,” and “public interest” rules — all of which [...]
Fairness Doctrine Montage
A montage of those who support the Fairness Doctrine. Enjoy.
Obama Opposes the Fairness Doctrine
I know, I know, it’s shocking, right? But the rhetoric that the President uses isn’t very convincing that he won’t support something similar to the Fairness Doctrine. Anyone with an ounce of smarts understand that the Fairness Doctrine from 40 years ago will definitely not be reinstated, because it dealt with a different world; 150 [...]
The Internet Can FCC Itself
Listeners and readers alike know The Fairness Doctrine is a topic I love to discuss and dissect. Prior to this post, however, I thought it was an issue that was going to be tied only to terrestrial radio. After reading The American Spectator, however, that might not be the case. Terrifying:
“This isn’t just about Limbaugh [...]
I’ll be out for a few…
So I’m going to be out for a couple of days. I’m making a trip to Manhattan, KS for a Cross Canadian Ragweed show at The Wareham downtown. Should be a good time. In the meantime, enjoy these two articles (we’ll be sure to hit both of them Saturday night on the show).
Killing off the [...]
From the Chuck Armstrong Vault
A little more than a year ago I wrote a column for the pile of trash that is the student newspaper of Kansas State University. Now that the Fairness Doctrine has once again been brought up and appears to be a closer reality than I thought it would be, I thought my column from a [...]
