The Boston Phoenix’s Adam Reilly explains the connection between talk radio, the Fairness Doctrine, and Net Neutrality. An excerpt where Rory is quoted about Shock Jocks:
“The Fairness Doctrine is a 20th-century response to 21st-century problems,” he says. “It didn’t work so well in the first place. It was misused and abused by political operatives in both parties.” There is, O’Connor claims, “no way in Hell” that the Fairness Doctrine’s going to be reinstated. Conservatives are only milking the subject to “excite the base, create outrage, and drive up ratings.”
For some more information about the Fairness Doctrine and its applicability under an Obama presidency, read Paul Jenensch’s piece in the Connecticut Post on conservative talkers” response to the election.
