--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 9/11/06 7:16:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The public airwaves are obligated to present > > both sides of a story, Shemp. > > No they're not! > > There is an obligation on the part of certain broadcasters to > give "equal time" to opposing politicians when certain politicians, > such as the president, gives an address. > > Show me a law where it says that the public airwaves are obligated > to present both side of a story. Such a law would, indeed, be a > violation of the first amendment. > > > > Can you imagine if the news media always gave both sides of any story they > do, and do it fairly? Every issue would be like a trial on air and nobody > would > watch any news. >
What the FCC says: What Are the Broadcasters' Responsibilities? As public trustees, broadcasters may not intentionally distort the news. Broadcasters are responsible for deciding what their stations present to the public. The FCC has stated publicly that "rigging or slanting the news is a most heinous act against the public interest." The FCC does act to protect the public interest where it has received documented evidence of such rigging or slanting. This kind of evidence could include testimony, in writing or otherwise, from "insiders" or persons who have direct personal knowledge of an intentional falsification of the news. Of particular concern would be evidence about orders from station management to falsify the news. In the absence of such documented evidence, the FCC has stressed that it cannot intervene. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
