We just lost freedom of the press

[bendog]

Obama's FCC Plan Should Be Fought Tooth And Nail By The Free Press - Investors.com
FCC revamps controversial study of TV newsrooms : Columbia Journalism Review

Well, that's certainly fair and balanced.

The very idea of Obama hipsters showing up in newsrooms, asking questions and judging if newspapers (over which they have no jurisdiction), radio and TV are sufficiently diverse is nothing short of thought control.

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Nevertheless, your link did include the key word "fairness doctrine" which has bedeviled various "news" outlets who feared, irrationally, that Obama would bring this back in 2009 when the dems controlled the house, senate and WH.

Here is the actual site.

http://transition.fcc.gov/bureaus/ocbo/FCC_Final_Research_Design_6_markets.pdf

 

[BlindBoo]

I smell another case of stupefying Fauxrage coming on.

 

[PoliticalChic]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already selected eight categories of “critical information” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

"Phil Kerpen, of the conservative think tank, Americans for Prosperity, blasted the FCC for being in bed with Free Press: ‘AFP was reacting to an email sent out under FCC Spokeswoman Jen Howard’s name by Free Press discussing FCC’s intent to advance net neutrality regulations. Free Press is a well-known advocate of government intervention in the Internet and Howard’s attempt to have one foot in and one foot out of government at the same time is outrageous.

“Free Press was founded by left-wing extremists who want to destroy private ownership of the media and the Internet. It was bad enough that the Federal Communications Commission hired Free Press’s former spokesperson, Jen Howard. Now we see that she is still apparently working for Free Press,” said AFP Policy Director Phil Kerpen. “Now that Howard is running the press office for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski it is shocking that she would still be a soldier for a left-wing advocacy group.”

Free Press is the brainchild of Robert McChesney who wrote a column last year advising President Obama: “In the end, there is no real answer but to remove brick-by-brick the capitalist system itself, rebuilding the entire society on socialist principles.”
FCC Official Spokeswoman Still Working for ?Free Press? « Common American Journal


Another brick in the wall.

 

[BlindBoo]

A license permits broadcasting, but the licensee has no constitutional right to be the one who holds the license or to monopolize a...frequency to the exclusion of his fellow citizens. There is nothing in the First Amendment which prevents the Government from requiring a licensee to share his frequency with others.... It is the right of the viewers and listeners, not the right of the broadcasters, which is paramount.

— U.S. Supreme Court, upholding the constitutionality of the Fairness Doctrine in Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 1969.


The Fairness Doctrine ? FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

 

[kidrocks]

never never take the word of someone on the right.


They lie and cheat non stop

R-wing extremists are panicking and foaming at the mouth. Must be cause the Rush Limbaugh show is going through his 'ratings' week!

You must not have heard.

The survey says more than 55% of Dems regret voting for Obama.

Poll: Only 79% of Obama voters would vote for him again | WashingtonExaminer.com

You can stop supporting him now.

That 'poll' is totally bogus. Conducted by r-wing extremist losers.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already selected eight categories of “critical information” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Good for Obama! Let's see, we got your guns and now we're taking over the main stream media... cool!

PS... but, I thought we already 'owned' the freedom of the press? Oh well, what's next? I know, Obama will take control of freedom of religion, the churches and then your TV's and your cars...

LOL...and I love it!

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

 

[kidrocks]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already selected eight categories of “critical information” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Good for Obama! Let's see, we got your guns and now we're taking over the main stream media... cool!

PS... but, I thought we already 'owned' the freedom of the press? Oh well, what's next? I know, Obama will take control of freedom of religion, the churches and then your TV's and your cars...

LOL...and I love it!

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

Dream on extremist.

 

[bendog]

I'm absolutely outraged that the FCC has contracted with some company to go into 6 geographic areas and ask a sample section of people what information they think is important and where they access this information, and then ask news providers how they decide what to report.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Good for Obama! Let's see, we got your guns and now we're taking over the main stream media... cool!

PS... but, I thought we already 'owned' the freedom of the press? Oh well, what's next? I know, Obama will take control of freedom of religion, the churches and then your TV's and your cars...

LOL...and I love it!

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

Dream on extremist.

Extremist for being against govt monitoring the press? OK.

 

[kidrocks]

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

Dream on extremist.

Extremist for being against govt monitoring the press? OK.

No, extremist for lying your fool head off.

 

[bendog]

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

Dream on extremist.

Extremist for being against govt monitoring the press? OK.

We should be alarmed that the FCC is actually inquiring as to whether people within media markets are being provided the information they feel is important to them?

 

[depotoo]

R-wing extremists are panicking and foaming at the mouth. Must be cause the Rush Limbaugh show is going through his 'ratings' week!

You must not have heard.

The survey says more than 55% of Dems regret voting for Obama.

Poll: Only 79% of Obama voters would vote for him again | WashingtonExaminer.com

You can stop supporting him now.

That 'poll' is totally bogus. Conducted by r-wing extremist losers.

https://today.yougov.com/about/
actually the poll came from yougov. Try again.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Dream on extremist.

Extremist for being against govt monitoring the press? OK.

We should be alarmed that the FCC is actually inquiring as to whether people within media markets are being provided the information they feel is important to them?

I think that falls in the same lines as govt/press collusion.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

This is so bizarre.

I just scanned the news and there is NOTHING ...nothing at all to suggest this has happened. er, I have seen events which were reported on message boards before they hit the MSM.

Maybe it is bogus.

Yes, I too wasted ten minutes of my life on that bs.

I didn't. I knew better.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already selected eight categories of “critical information” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Nonsense.

This is subjective opinion, not fact, and in no way constitutes a 'violation' of free speech. The ACLJ is a rightwing legal entity advocating a social conservative agenda.

 

[Sallow]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already selected eight categories of “critical information” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Good for Obama! Let's see, we got your guns and now we're taking over the main stream media... cool!

PS... but, I thought we already 'owned' the freedom of the press? Oh well, what's next? I know, Obama will take control of freedom of religion, the churches and then your TV's and your cars...

LOL...and I love it!

I thought you would love it. One day you may be whisked away without questioning. You'll love that too.

To the FEMA camps?

Where they are storing 20 Kabillon Bullets?

To be judged by a Death Panel?

Can hardly wait!

 

[bendog]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Nonsense.

This is subjective opinion, not fact, and in no way constitutes a 'violation' of free speech. The ACLJ is a rightwing legal entity advocating a social conservative agenda.

Well, it's true that the data polling company hired by the FCC " selected eight categories of “critical information." But here's where the RW lie begins. The study ASKS PEOPLE WHAT INFORMATION WITHIN THAT CATEGORY WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM. That is, the gummit isn't doing the deciding.

The study appears aimed at determining whether news outlets are reporting what people think is important, or whether news outlets are editing out information people might need.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

We didn't "just" lose it, it's been a long, slow process taking many years...


Kind of like that frog, the pot of water, and the stove...

More nonsense.

Americans enjoy greater freedom today than at any time in our Nation's history. And our First Amendment rights are more secure today than at any time in our Nation's history.

 

[hunarcy]

I'm absolutely outraged that the FCC has contracted with some company to go into 6 geographic areas and ask a sample section of people what information they think is important and where they access this information, and then ask news providers how they decide what to report.

Why is it government's business?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

http://aclj.org/free-speech-2/why-is...s-in-newsrooms

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.
Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai reveals a brand new Obama Administration program that he fears could be used in “pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.”


In fact, the FCC is now expanding the bounds of regulatory powers to include newspapers, which it has absolutely no authority over, in its new government monitoring program.
The FCC has apparently already” “that it believes local newscasters should cover.”
That’s right, the Obama Administration has developed a formula of what it believes the free press should cover, and it is going to send government monitors into newsrooms across America to stand over the shoulders of the press as they make editorial decisions.

Nonsense.

This is subjective opinion, not fact, and in no way constitutes a 'violation' of free speech. The ACLJ is a rightwing legal entity advocating a social conservative agenda.

Well, it's true that the data polling company hired by the FCC " selected eight categories of “critical information." But here's where the RW lie begins. The study ASKS PEOPLE WHAT INFORMATION WITHIN THAT CATEGORY WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM. That is, the gummit isn't doing the deciding.

The study appears aimed at determining whether news outlets are reporting what people think is important, or whether news outlets are editing out information people might need.

Where the hiring of the company also does not constitute a 'violation' of free speech.