Re: [IRCA] new bill may impact media

["Bob Foxworth" <rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Broadcasters will quickly see the financial burden of carrying 
> unpopular, unprofitable programming to satisfy the banal concept of 
> fairness and will stop carrying any political opinion at all, rather 
> than be forced to carry programming that drives away the 
> listeners.  A nice, bland, non-controversial content which no one 
> will complain about.
> 
> The result will be to suppress political discourse, not to enhance 
> it, as the "fairness doctrine" is touted to do.
> 
> And one more nail in AM radio's coffin.
> 
> Curt


Agreed, but your comment makes it seem that the
idea of "stop[ping] carrying political opinion..." is
an unintended consequence of a financially-driven
action.

I submit that the plan IS to drive right wing radio
off the air, and rather than being a consequence,
is in fact, the real reason for this plan.

- Bob


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