The Fairness Doctrine

[LiberalEsto]

Is it my imagination or do tv stations give a lot more face time to B*sh than they do to Kerry?

I just watched NBC Nightly News doing its campaign report and it looked like they showed B*sh's face MUCH longer than they showed Kerry's. Even with no sound, the sight of one facial image becomes more familiar, the longer it is shown. CNN and MSNBC are doing the same thing.

Does anyone have a stopwatch to time the images?

Or does anyone know a journalism professor who can get his students to monitor this on different stations?

When I was studying communications in college, we monitored all the NY stations to demonstrate how little time they gave to NJ news. This was supposed to help us get the FCC to give us our own NJ channel.

[AmerDem]

1. here is a copy of a letter from Pelosi on the Fairness Doctrine

July 14, 2004

HEAR WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY!


Dear Colleague:

For many years, a federal regulation required TV and radio broadcast stations to present the different sides of an issue in a reasonably balanced way, including giving time to opposing points of view. This “Fariness Doctrine” was repealed in 1987.

But the idea lives on with American listeners and viewers!

A recent poll of likely voters shows overwhelming support for restoring rules requiring fairness and balance on the public airwaves – and this opinion is held across the political and demographic spectrum, including Republicans and conservatives:

· When asked whether television and radio stations that use the public airwaves should be required to present the sides of an issue in a reasonably balanced way – including giving time to opposing points of view – fully 77 percent say that they should, and only 17 percent say that they should not.

· Despite being told that the Fairness Doctrine was repealed during the Reagan administration, 74 percent of conservatives and 71 percent of Republicans say that television and radio stations should be required to present the sides of an issue in a reasonably balanced way.

The people are right. We urge you to support H.R.4710, The MEDIA ACT (Meaningful Expression of Democracy in America Act), to re-instate the Fairness Doctrine and bring back balanced broadcasting. Should you want to cosponsor this legislation, please contact Sherrye Henry (Slaughter office) at 5-3685 or [e-mail].


Sincerely
Nancy Pelosi Louise M. Slaughter
Member of Congress Member of Congress

[AmandaRuth]

2. NBC radio news seems to be heavily

slanted bosh. The announcer practically snarls when he says Kerry. Often times Kerry's statements will be referred to second hand , while boosh's response will be live from the stump. There are many more inequities as well.,

[madmax]

3. Kick