thenextright.com - 3/3/2009
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Adam Theirer, a scholar at the Progress and Freedom Foundation , notes that the Fairness Doctrine was part of a regulatory paradigm being pushed by the left and, in particular, the group Free Press . This fight is not over. Adam's piece is worth reading : Of course, the radicals at the ...
thehill.com - 2/26/2009
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The Senate voted Thursday in favor of an
amendment to the District of Columbia voting-rights bill that
would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which critics say would decimate ...
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Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11
michellemalkin.com - 2/26/2009
techliberation.com - 3/3/2009
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Adam Thierer The Week the Fairness Doctrine Died
Tombstone When the history books are finally written documenting
America’s failed experiment with broadcast industry content regulation , this past week may go down as a critical moment in the story. ...
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The Week the Fairness Doctrine Died | The Technology ...
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The Fairness Doctrine fight is not over
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Adam Theirer, a scholar at the Progress and Freedom Foundation, notes that the Fairness Doctrine was part of a regulatory paradigm being pushed by the left and, in particular, the group Free Press. This fight is not over. Adam’s piece is worth reading:
Of course, the radicals at the (Un)Free Press weren’t about to let one of the Left’s old favorite regulations go so away without asking for something in return. One of the reasons that Silver and Ammori are suddenly willing to give their blessing to the Doctrine’s burial is because they want to get on with the more far-reaching agenda of micro-managing media ...
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theimpolitic.blogspot.com 2/16/2009 — David Neiwert posts the same argument I made a couple of days ago, only much more eloquently. I'm glad to see this argument being made on the A-list. I hope it gets some legs because I think it's the only way to fix the problem. Worth a read in ...
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