Reinstate a modern "fairness doctrine"
OK, maybe this is not for the CTO to do, but for the FCC, but... Things have gone massively downhill in the media since the Reagan era repeal of the fairness doctrine. Since the airwaves are public property, and cable systems are monopolies granted by local gov'ts, there's a legitimate public interest in what goes on on both of them. Maybe the fairness doctrine wasn't exactly right as it was, but we need something in its place other than the plutocratic mode of allocation currently in place.
shel_kaphan
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austinlorenz
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If you want government censorship move to China, commie.
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shel_kaphan
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It would (terrify me, that is) if that's what the fairness doctrine did, or would do if reinstated in some form.
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RichardBronosky
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The idea of the government trying to decide what is fair (amicable, impartial) should terrify you. They have a hard enough time with justice (protecting basic rights, upholding and interpreting the law).