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In article <2rmjt7$4uu@search01.news.aol.com> nippera1@aol.com (NIPPER A1) writes:
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>Chicago Media Watch, an independent media watchdog group is
>co-sponsoring, along with FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporint, a
>debate on the Fairness Doctrine.  The FD was removed from the FCC
>code by the Reagan reacionaries, and there is now a bill before
>Congress to reinstate.  The right wing is hollering their heads off
>about it, as they do with any attempt to balance establishment
>propaganda.

The Fairness Doctrine is opposed by more than 'Reagan reacionaries' (sic), it 
is also vehemently opposed by the Radio-Television News Directors Association- 
hardly a reactionary organization.

'Balance establishment propaganda"??? please define this sweeping 
generalization. It appears you're more interested in defining some sort of 
hidden agenda here....I could be wrong, but your choice of words is a broad 
hint.



>CM needs your help in putting on this debate.  Ken Davis, WBEZ's
>former program mgr. will serve as the moderator for the event which
>is to be held in late Semptember.  The FD bill will expire before any
>action is taken in this Congress and we need public attention to be
>brought to it for the next sesssion.

The reason it's bottled up in committee is a major concerted effort on the 
part of R-TNDA and the conservative radio talk hosts. I'd prefer that wasn't 
the case, but it is. I might further suggest that there is indeed plenty of 
public attention. 


>CMW is looking for suggestions for debators, and as a small,
>struggling org'n, we're are looking for new memebers, especially for
>our steering committee.
>Please call at 312-6O4-191O (24 hr. hot line).    

In the interest of full disclosure, I tell you I'm the Region 7 Director of 
R-TNDA. My personal and professional opinion is ANY content regulation of ANY 
sort is wrong.
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