{"id":50100,"date":"2021-10-06T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T02:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=50100"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:20:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T02:20:29","slug":"podcast-318-battling-the-zombie-of-the-fairness-doctrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2021\/10\/podcast-318-battling-the-zombie-of-the-fairness-doctrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #318: Battling the Zombie of the Fairness Doctrine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_471\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-50100-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS318_MisunderstandingTheFairnessDoctrine_WEBedit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS318_MisunderstandingTheFairnessDoctrine_WEBedit.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS318_MisunderstandingTheFairnessDoctrine_WEBedit.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS318_MisunderstandingTheFairnessDoctrine_WEBedit.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RS318_MisunderstandingTheFairnessDoctrine_WEBedit.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('50100-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_50100-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_50100-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?powerpress_embed=50100-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wB8PCDI4ae4Zy5KQJDnWH\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Radio-Survivor-p1065771\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/feed\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fairness Doctrine \u2013 a Federal Communications Commission rule that&#8217;s been out of commission since the 20th century \u2013 just doesn&#8217;t seem to die, at least in the minds of politicians, the press and much of the public. Politicos of many political stripes trot out its specter as a bogeyman any time its convenient, while efforts to regulate online speech draw inevitable comparisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Prof. Christopher Terry from the University of Minnesota, that&#8217;s because people fundamentally misunderstand what the Fairness Doctrine was, why it existed, and what it did. Often assumed to be a mandate for &#8220;equal time&#8221; for opposing positions, it was both more nuanced and less prescriptive. Moreover, the FCC&#8217;s interpretation and enforcement evolved over the years, from its first formulation in 1949, until its death in the 1980s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. Terry is here to set the record straight, explaining the rationale, history and actual life of the Fairness Doctrine. He also details why it was, and would be, a poor tool to grapple with the perceived imbalance of partisan national media, and why he thinks its zombie should finally be laid to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The First Amendment Encyclopedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/first-amendment\/article\/955\/fairness-doctrine\">The Fairness Doctrine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/08\/podcast-258-trump-admin-raises-the-specter-of-the-fairness-doctrine\/\">Podcast #258 \u2013 Trump Admin Raises the Specter of the Fairness Doctrine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2011\/08\/a-distraction-that-wont-go-away-fcc-drops-fairness-doctrine-again\/\">A \u201cdistraction\u201d that won\u2019t go away: FCC drops Fairness Doctrine again<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2009\/12\/the-decades-most-important-radio-trends-8-the-great-fairness-doctrine-panic\/\">The decade&#8217;s most important radio trends: #8 The Great Fairness Doctrine Panic<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@cozmicphotos?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Nathan Wright<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fairness Doctrine \u2013 a Federal Communications Commission rule that&#8217;s been out of commission since the 20th century \u2013 just doesn&#8217;t seem to die, at least in the minds of politicians, the press and much of the public. 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