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Originally posted by sgtclub
Why should our radio airwaves be highjacked by the 2 party system that has highjacked our government? In practice, what would happen is that there would be a DEM view and a GOP view, and at some point these would become proxies (even more so than they currently are) for the 2 parties. On top of that, the fairness doctrine is obsolete in that there are now so many different distribution channels for ideas, such that the fact that one medium may be "controlled" by one ideology (e.g., radio) does not prohibit other views from being distributed via other mediums (e.g., print).
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From what I can see, at an editorial level we're down to two or three terrestrial radio networks, and now have four viable television networks, and three or four significant print media conglomerates. The internet's the wild west, but the traditional media is very concentrated and getting more so. Telling them its a good idea to have diverse voices on public airwaves is worth thinking about, given that we're licensing them that limited space.
But, more than anything else, I'd really like to see Fox handle this one. It would just be so entertaining.
