The Unfairness Doctrine

By Dimitri Vassilaros
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, November 14, 2008

Broadcasters should act before they're forced to react if Congress brings the so-called Fairness Doctrine back from the dead.

The Fairness Doctrine, which should be called The Gag Rule, will effectively silence talk shows on broadcast stations and the millions of Americans who tune in and talk about what was talked about. (Full disclosure: I host a Saturday evening talk show on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA.)

"There is a huge misconception, I think, in the public about what a Fairness Doctrine could possibly do," says Jeffrey McCall,  

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