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fairness doctrine

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fairness doctrine: see equal-time rule equal-time rule, a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires equal air time for all major candidates competing for political office. It was preceded by the fairness doctrine, abolished in 1987, which required radio and television broadcasters to air
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Later, Gergen was asked whether reviving the Fairness Doctrine for broadcasting would help restore some of the civility.
Shut Up, America: The End of Free Speech" is a look at the rising possibility and opposition through law of the Fairness Doctrine that will restrict some political views on the airwaves of radio and television.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We at reason hope the magazine industry won't stand idly by while a new fairness doctrine is imposed on newspapers--because magazines are the next logical target.
 
 
 
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