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Democratic Senator Tells Conservative Radio Station He'd Re-impose Fairness Doctrine--on Them
(CNSNews.com) -- A prominent liberal Democratic senator, while being interviewed on a conservative talk radio station Tuesday, said he hopes a new administration and Congress will re-impose the Fairness Doctrine on radio and TV broadcasters. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) told radio station 770 AM KKOB in Albuquerque, N.M., that he didn't know if Democrats in Congress will try to re-impose the Fairness Doctrine next year -- but he would certainly like them to. Bingaman told the station he would support re-imposition of the regulation -- which was rescinded in 1987 -- on the station. The Fairness Doctrine, which was first implemented in 1949 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), technically forced broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance." Critics call it a "gag rule" on broadcasters. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-24 |
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