Comments on: The Other Side of the Scale http://www.bloggernews.net/116513 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:06:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Doug Payton http://www.bloggernews.net/116513#comment-405323 Doug Payton Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:39:43 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116513#comment-405323 Not scared about anything. In fact, the Fairness Doctrine, contrary to the Left's conventional wisdom, would not increase the dialog. It would in fact stifle it. Just as when it was in effect, station managers, not wanting to run afoul of it, would not deal with controversial or polarizing topics. You don't have to provide balance for a garden talk show, so you'd get more of that. It was -after- the Fairness Doctrine was abolished that talk radio flourished and all opinions could compete in the marketplace without government control. Which makes me wonder why those who want to bring back the Fairness Doctrine find themselves having to paint those who want more free-flowing opinions as "scared"? Not scared about anything. In fact, the Fairness Doctrine, contrary to the Left’s conventional wisdom, would not increase the dialog. It would in fact stifle it. Just as when it was in effect, station managers, not wanting to run afoul of it, would not deal with controversial or polarizing topics. You don’t have to provide balance for a garden talk show, so you’d get more of that.

It was -after- the Fairness Doctrine was abolished that talk radio flourished and all opinions could compete in the marketplace without government control.

Which makes me wonder why those who want to bring back the Fairness Doctrine find themselves having to paint those who want more free-flowing opinions as “scared”?

]]> By: Kevin Tipple http://www.bloggernews.net/116513#comment-401119 Kevin Tipple Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116513#comment-401119 Reality is the fact that the far right is out of control. Anything reported by FAUX NEWS (Fox) is immediatly suspect and can't be believed at all by anyone. There are plenty of usindependents who are disgusted with the out of the control far right, and the negative far left, and all the name calling by both sides. Instead, we would like meaningful debate on the real issues facing us all. Which makes me wonder why those opposed to bringing back the fairness doctrine are just so scared? Reality is the fact that the far right is out of control. Anything reported by FAUX NEWS (Fox) is immediatly suspect and can’t be believed at all by anyone.

There are plenty of usindependents who are disgusted with the out of the control far right, and the negative far left, and all the name calling by both sides. Instead, we would like meaningful debate on the real issues facing us all.

Which makes me wonder why those opposed to bringing back the fairness doctrine are just so scared?

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