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LINK Cumulus Media Blocks Country Radio Stations From Airing Pete Buttigieg Interview

This is why we need to bring back the "Fairness Doctrine". So that free speech can't be censored.

snytiger6 9 July 23
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Where is freedom of speech? The hypocrites want to keep people from hearing differing viewpoints. Yes...I remember the fairness doctrine and I wish we had it back.
"""The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was—in the FCC's view—honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the policy in 1987 and removed the rule that implemented the policy from the Federal Register in August 2011.[1]

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. The demise of this FCC rule has been considered by some to be a contributing factor for the rising level of party polarization in the United States"""[en.wikipedia.org]

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