FCC Chair: Fairness Doctrine Not NeededStop Liberal Censorship [Video]

By Jim Abrams, AP: The Federal Communications Commission has no intention of reinstating the Fairness Doctrine imposing a requirement of balanced coverage of issues on public airwaves, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said. Martin, in a letter written this week to Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), and made public Thursday, said the agency found no compelling reason to revisit its 1987 decision that enforcing the federal rule was not in the public interest. Several Democratic lawmakers suggested that Congress take another look at the doctrine after conservative radio talk show hosts aggressively attacked an immigration reform bill when it was on the Senate floor, contributing to its defeat. Martin, in his letter, said government regulation was not needed to ensure public access to a wide range of opinion. "Indeed, with the continued proliferation of additional sources of information and programming, including satellite broadcasting and the Internet, the need for the Fairness Doctrine has lessened even further since 1987," . . . [Read More]

NRSC: Liberal Democrats are at it again. This time, they're calling it "fairness." Democrats want to revive the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" because they think talk radio doesn't represent their liberal views. Also, visit our website at StopLiberalCensorship.com where over 12,000 Americans have signed up to send a message to Democrats to keep their hands off their airwaves.

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