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There’s a huge concern among conservative talk radio hosts that reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine would all-but destroy the industry due to equal time constraints. But speech limits might not stop at radio. They could even be extended to include the Internet and “government dictating content policy.†FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell raised that as a possibility after talking with bloggers at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. McDowell spoke about a recent FCC vote to bar Comcast from engaging in certain Internet practices – expanding the federal agency’s oversight of Internet networks. The commissioner, a 2006 President Bush appointee, told the Business & Media Institute the Fairness Doctrine could be intertwined with the net neutrality battle. The result might end with the government regulating content on the Web, he warned. McDowell, who was against reprimanding Comcast, said the net neutrality effort could win the support of “a few isolated conservatives†who may not fully realize the long-term effects of government regulation. “I think the fear is that somehow large corporations will censor their content, their points of view, right,†McDowell said. “I think the bigger concern for them should be if you have government dictating content policy, which by the way would have a big First Amendment problem.†“Then, whoever is in charge of government is going to determine what is fair, under a so-called ‘Fairness Doctrine,’ which won’t be called that – it’ll be called something else,†McDowell said. “So, will Web sites, will bloggers have to give equal time or equal space on their Web site to opposing views rather than letting the marketplace of ideas determine that?â€
What I find funny about this, is that it won't affect places like this. We allow the other voice to be heard here. But DU would be devestated by this. Allowing people to actually bring fact into that alternate reality would drive them absolutely ******* batshit.
The Fairness Doctrine should be ruled unconstitutional.
Quote from: djones520 on August 12, 2008, 06:21:27 PMWhat I find funny about this, is that it won't affect places like this. We allow the other voice to be heard here. But DU would be devestated by this. Allowing people to actually bring fact into that alternate reality would drive them absolutely ******* batshit.It could absolutely impact this board as you would have to solicit and obtain alternate views. Sure it hurts DU etal worse but it hurts everyone.Including NPRMSM (TV)HollywoodBurbankwhats left of the print mediathe whole damn interwebsI might just cancel the internet if they do it.
