Dems Block Fairness Doctrine Amendment

DEMS BLOCK FAIRNESS DOCTRINE AMENDMENT
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
Democrats may not be winning the talk radio battle, but they quashed the first Senate bid to bar the Federal Communications Commission from doing something about the inequity. In a procedural move, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) prevented Republicans from amending a defense appropriation bill to block the FCC from reviving the Fairness Doctrine. The doctrine requires broadcasters to offer competing viewpoints in a balanced manner when presenting controversial issues. In turn, the objection kicked off an expansive colloquy on broadcasting fairness issues between Sen. Durbin and Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), the amendment’s chief sponsor.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/07/democrats_block_fairness_doctr.php
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