In the Public Interest: The Proliferation of Opinion-based T.V. News Content and the FCC’s Ability to Regulate Post-Fairness Doctrine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley L. Peltin
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Content ◽  
Fairness Doctrine

Killing ‘Gnats with a Sledgehammer’? Case Study: Fairness Doctrine and a Broadcast License Denial

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy W. Gleason
Keyword(s):  
First Amendment ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Washington State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Made In ◽  
Fairness Doctrine

Each year since the FCC rescinded the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, efforts have been made in Congress to restore it. This indepth look at the denial of a license to Washington state religious station KAYE, which broadcast very strong conservative views, attempts to balance the public interest in diversity with concerns about fairness. This study demonstrates how citizen “watchdog” groups used the Fairness Doctrine to rid the airwaves of a broadcaster and highlights inherent conflicts in First Amendment theory.

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