On AlterNet: fairness doctrine

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Why California Needs the FCC to Restore the Fairness Doctrine

Richard Holober, Roy Ulrich, Blog for Our Future. May 7, 2010.

Broadcasters' refusal to give under-funded campaigns free response time has increased the amount of one-sided information voters get before entering the booth.

Our Media Need a Fair and Balanced Doctrine

Brad Friedman, Commonweal Institute. October 14, 2009.

Without freedom of the airwaves, there is no freedom of the press.

Itâ€™s Alive!! How "Rushbo" Became the GOPâ€™s Frankenstein

Wesley Kendall, AlterNet. March 6, 2009.

Americans may want bipartisan compromise, but the GOP has been blocked by Limbaugh in its attempts to move toward a more moderate agenda

RNC Chairperson Michael Steele Says Don't Trust Republicans

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 15, 2009.

"You have absolutely no reason, none, to trust our word or our actions at this point."

Take Out the Trash: Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 13, 2009.

The reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine could be the death knell for the GOP as we know it.

Is the Tyranny of Right-Wing Radio Coming to an End?

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. June 20, 2008.

The notion that the days of right-wing dominance of the airwaves may well be numbered is rapidly becoming a reality.

Talk Radio's Last Stand?

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.

Talk radio "shock jocks" are fretting publicly about the supposed return of the long-defunct Fairness Doctrine.

It's Not Enough to Have Free Speech

James H. Ewert Jr., In These Times. May 2, 2008.

When Adbusters found its spoof ads banned by the corporate media, the question of the right to communicate came into play.