Quote from wjk:
The fairness doctrine will be brought back for 1 reason. To end conservative talk radio. It will force equal time be given for liberal shows which no one listens to. That will encourage the station owners to drop all talkies, thereby shutting down the opinion journalists of the right. It will have little influence on the MSM. It is anti free market. I believe if the MSM were more diverse, talk radio would not enjoy the success it does.
To those who think MSM is fair and balanced I ask you the following:
Why is FOX and right wing talk radio so successful, even though it is really opinion and satire on politics (radio talkies)? They don't write the stories, they just pass on the ones that the MSM tends to avoid. I see it as nothing but a natural counter balance. Didn't change this election, did it? So what's the big deal?