FOX Doesn't Care If You Noticed... 0.41 v 1.14

Remember The Fairness Doctrine?

According to The US State Department, we have so many TV channel choices these days that we don't need no stinkin' regulations...

The Equal Time Rule

Under the First Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press, radio and television stations in the United States have enormous latitude in their coverage of candidates and elections. But according to experts, one regulation that has remained, and is likely to remain, is the Equal Time rule.

Under a provision of the 1934 Communications Act, if a broadcast station provides time for one political candidate, it must do so for his or her opponents. This provision -- Section 315 of the law -- is known as the Equal Time rule. It states: "If any licensee shall permit any person who is a legally qualified candidate for any political office to use a broadcasting station, he shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates for that office in the use of such broadcasting station."

Equal Opportunities?

Critics have complained that since the Fairness Doctrine was shelved, stations have become less responsible in the coverage of issues. But opponents of the Fairness Doctrine say it was an unnecessary regulatory requirement on broadcasters that other media, such as newspapers, were never required to meet. Since there are now many more broadcast stations than newspapers, opponents say viewers have enough choice on coverage of issues without regulation, especially in an age of hundreds of stations courtesy of cable and satellite television companies. LINK

Which brings us to last night's
FOX NEWS Channel's
RNC Convention coverage...


Fair And Balanced, My Ass!
The moral of the story?

Don't even think about demanding equal time!

The law says you are free to change the channel.