[...] the White House said President Obama has no plans to revive the Fairness Doctrine, a 1948 policy that required radio and TV users of the public airways to present contrasting views on important issues.. [...] the man who now heads the commission that has the power to resurrect the doctrine - acting Federal Communication Commission chairman Michael Copps, said February 11 that his top priority was to usher in more minority broadcast owners. [...] when the Senate last month passed an amendment rejecting a new Fairness Doctrine, it also narrowly approved a bill from the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, to urge the FCC to foster diverse media ownership.
... Back Regulation and Implications of the Fairness Doctrine IV. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION . The pres...Despite assertions by President Obama and FCC Commissioner Michael Copps that they do no...
Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday that would bar Congress, President-elect Barack Obama and federal media regulators from bringing back the Fairness Doctrine, which they said would all but eliminate the talk-radio industry. The doctrine, a 1949 requirement that broadcasters present opposing points of view on political issues, was scrapped in 1987 after the Federal Communications Commission said it restricted journalistic freedom. But a new administration with the power to appoint members of the FCC, along with Democratic gains in both chambers on Capitol Hill, has renewed fears among Republicans that the doctrine could be revived.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is joining Republican conservatives who are fighting what they perceive to be Democratic threats to talk radio. He became a co-sponsor this week of the Broadcaster Freedom Act, designed to ensure that Democrats and the incoming Obama administration cannot reinstate the Fairness Doctrine that the Federal Communications Commission repealed in 1985.
According to some, the premise of any of these initiatives is similar to the philosophical underpinnings of the doctrine: the government must keep electronic conduits of information viewpoint neutral, McDowell said. The resolution passed on May 15, and the ownership rule remained in its old form. [...] Obama has continued to assert his desire to increase the amount of diversity on the airwaves, partially by slowing media consolidation.
... Commission's former and controversial Fairness Doctrine, that particular shift is unlikely to mat...
... of race may guide discriminatory purpose doctrine as well. Even as the Rehnquist Court continued to ...) In this case, with dispute about the fairness of the test raging, both the majority-white firefi.... --Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union," Philadelphia, March 18, 2...
The ruling by Iudge James Cacheris concluded that the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United decision last year "held that there is no distinction between an individual and a corporation with respect to political speech" and therefore, "a corporation cannot be banned from doing the same thing [as individuals' contributions]." Since the Supreme Court never addressed its own 2008 Beaumont decision banning direct corporate donations in federal campaigns and a three- judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals recentiy upheld a Minnesota law banning such contributions, Cacheris's decision is likely to be argued up to the Supreme Court.
... the common goal "of making sure Barack Obama is a one-term President." (Rollins later told Poli...Fairness Doctrine Finally Off Books. It isn't often that co...
Hugo Chavez, the rowdy left-wing president of Venezuela, doesn't have to nibble at freedom of speech via the Internet. Unlike government officials here and elsewhere, Mr. Chavez runs an "efficient" government. He just scarfs down everything in his way. The fixers here are pursuing something called "net neutrality," which will change the way certain Internet providers pay for privileged rights to the Web and charge their customers accordingly. "Net neutrality" sounds good to anyone not paying attention, but it must be accomplished by a seizure of authority to do so, a seizure not by Congress (which would be scary enough), but by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
... step toward revival of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, sought by Barack Obama and the Democrats...
With the election over, and with the Democrats about to control both houses of Congress, the White House, and- with President Obama's appointment power- the federal judiciary, liberals like Sen. Schumer and organizations like Media Matters for America have no reason to hold back. [...] Schumer took it a step forward, practically announcing that the era of talk radio is over: The very same people who don't want the Fairness Doctrine want the FCC to limit pornography on the air. Obama's long-used term is code for "spread the wealth" just as the "Fairness Doctrine" is an Orwellian name for shutting up the opposition.
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