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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I had not heard of "The Fairness Doctrine". Here is what I found;
Fairness Doctrine
The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the policy in 1987 and removed the rule that implemented the policy from the Federal Register in August 2011.
Wikipedia
The "change" appears to have occurred in 2011.
Hmmm.
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"The Supreme Court has recognized that regulations similar to the Fairness Doctrine, when applied to the print media, are not constitutional. If regulations similar to the Fairness Doctrine could not withstand strict scrutiny when applied to the print media, it appears unlikely that similar regulations would withstand such scrutiny when applied to cable or satellite providers."
FACT CHECK: Did Ronald Reagan Pave the Way for Fox News By Repealing the 'Fairness Doctrine'?
The regulation was disallowed earlier and finally actually taken off the books in 2011 during a clean up of partial regulations that simply were crowding the books.
The "hmmmm" in your reply got my attention.