[grc] Advice needed on election issue

[GREGG MCVICAR]

The Fairness Doctrine was discontinued in the ‘80s (under Reagan).  Many of us though still hold to the spirit of it and strive for fairness and multiple perspectives when covering all issues.  Let’s hope the FD comes back so that it’s a requirement, not just a philosophy.

“Equal Time” provisions in an election year are a different matter, and ET may well be over, according to this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-wilson/fcc-no-more-equal-time-re_b_5332812.html <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-wilson/fcc-no-more-equal-time-re_b_5332812.html>


Gregg McVicar


> On May 16, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Christina via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> 
>  But the fairness doctrine does not cancel out coverage of an issue because a party declined to comment.