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Government Censorship: Fairness Doctrine, Localism, Media Diversity, Net Neutrality

by SteveK @ Thursday, October 22nd, 2009. Tags: censorship, diversity, fairness doctrine, Government, left, liberals, localism, Media, Obama, socialist, un-american
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The First Amendment has been under attack for some time beginning with the so-called ‘Fairness’ Doctrine. Now they bring us ‘airwave neutrality’ or ‘localism’ and net ‘neutrality’.
Additionally, top Obama administration officials openly attack FOX news (or any person or group that doesn’t tow the Party line). The White House attacks FOX as ‘not being a [...]

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FCC’s ‘Diversity Officer’ Renews Effort to Push Backdoor ‘Fairness Doctrine’

by SteveK @ Wednesday, August 19th, 2009. Tags: conservate talk radio, diversity, fairness doctrine, fcc, Government, liberal, localism, Media, media ownership
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The new FCC Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd will seek to reinstate a backdoor ‘fairness doctrine’, designed to silence conservative and Christian talk radio. Under the guise of ‘diversity’, they will pressure broadcasters to diversify ownership which will lead to drastic programming changes not consistent with marketplace demands, but with an [...]

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