Comment by conception
Comment by conception 10 months ago
More the removal of the fairness doctrine.
Comment by conception 10 months ago
More the removal of the fairness doctrine.
You’re ignoring the power am radio has had on the political landscape.
I don't think this gets mentioned enough. Rush Limbaugh was the result of the doctrine's abolition. You can draw a straight line from Limbaugh to Fox News, et al.
WNYC's "One the Media" have done just this:
"How Rush Limbaugh Paved The Way For Trump" (2021)
<https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/how-rush-l...>
Audio: <https://chrt.fm/track/53A61E/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/pts/r...> (MP3)
Even if it was left in place it would have become increasingly a joke as non-broadcast news grew in the form of cable rollouts and the internet.