Re: [IRCA] new bill may impact media

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That would be debatable.  Below an excerpt from Wikipedia on the topic:

"The Doctrine was enforced throughout the entire history of the FCC 
(and its precursor, the Federal Radio Commission) until 1987, when 
the FCC repealed it in its Syracuse Peace Council decision which was 
upheld. The FCC held that the doctrine had grown to inhibit rather 
than enhance debate and suggested that, due to the many media voices 
in the marketplace at the time, the doctrine was probably unconstitutional."

Curt


At 02:24 PM 1/22/2007, you wrote:
>Well in all fairness, (pardon the pun), the fairness doctrine seemed to work
>before didn't it?
>
>Bob Young


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