RE: marginally on-topic: Question about Fairness doctrine

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Hemstreet, Deborah wrote: 

> In the course of different conversations and interests, I've come
across
> something called the Fairness doctrine, which is supposed to be voted
on
> by our legislature in the near future.
> 
> Apparently, it could cause many radio stations to go off the
> air-demanding that everyone gives equal time to opposing points of
view.
> 
> I've just heard that they have included a clause to expand this to the
> Internet and regulating Internet content. How far does a thing like
this
> go? Would it be implemented *only* on political/religious points of
view
> (what is planned for radio), or to *ALL* points of view? How would
this
> impact those of us with opposing points of view for professional
> practice? For example, the old Word vs Frame argument?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many Democrats want to reinstate the
Fairness Doctrine. Pelosi has blocked a bill by Rep. Mike Pence,
"Broadcaster's Freedom Act," that would permanently ban such viewpoint
regulations. But it's doubtful that Congress would reinstate the
Fairness Doctrine, at least under that name. Here's a recent news story
about that aspect: http://tinyurl.com/5lwhhq 

Regarding the Internet, you may have heard something about proposed
Congressional rules requiring members of Congress to get prior
leadership approval before posting opinions on the Web. Here's some info
at the Chicago Boyz blog: http://tinyurl.com/5oy2ld 

Or you may have heard about concerns recently raised by FCC Commissioner
Robert McDowell regarding the agency's expansion into Internet oversight
and how it may lead to content regulation. Here's a short article from
last week about that: http://tinyurl.com/5g6pjv 

Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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