Fairness Doctrine

Off the Books: FCC to Delete ‘Fairness Doctrine’ - Washington Wire - WSJ:

Federal regulators will propose removing the “Fairness Doctrine,” a controversial, if little used, regulation on political speech from the books this week, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski told lawmakers in June that the agency planned to dump the rule as part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to eliminate outdated and unneeded regulations. The agency’s media bureau said Monday that it will eliminate 83 rules including the Fairness Doctrine

The Fairness Doctrine has been one of the rights favorite propaganda tools to whip-up the wing-nut rage, It'll be fun to see how The Propaganda Network spins this one.

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