DTV USA Forum - View Single Post

1inxs · 07-03-2009, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron62

Whatever came of this 2005

Quote:

The man alleging the bias is Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, a Republican who heads the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB provides federal funding to public broadcasters including the Public Broadcasting Service, which receives about 15 percent of its operating budget, or $48.5 million, from the corporation.

Quote:

PBS has denied the charges of a liberal slant. But following the criticism, it moved this month to hire an ombudsman to review its programs and announced a revision of its editorial practices. Among them: a requirement that commentary and opinion be labeled as such.

story?

FOXNews.com - PBS Targeted for Perceived Political Agenda - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

I don't believe you will see anything become of this. Since 2005, reports of the Fairness Doctrine have been on an increase. With the current political landscape it is unlikely liberal bias is going to be dealt any kind of blow. The current political view is there aren't enough liberal stations broadcasting their opinions.

Quote:

Some Democratic legislators have expressed interest in reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine, although no one has introduced legislation to do so since 2005.

Quote:

On October 22, 2008, Senator Jeff Bingaman (Democrat of New Mexico) told a conservative talk radio host in Albuquerque, New Mexico:
I would want this station and all stations to have to present a balanced perspective and different points of view. All I’m saying is that for many, many years we operated under a Fairness Doctrine in this country, and I think the country was well-served. I think the public discussion was at a higher level and more intelligent in those days than it has become since.

Quote:

The Fairness Doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented.

Fairness Doctrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Home \| DTV & HD News \| Today's Posts \| JakesDTVBlog.com Interview \| Join DTV USA Forum