Fairness Doctrine

The fairness doctrine is something I’ve learned about previously (Mass Comm Law, etc.) but never really thought about. I don’t believe it is/was a negative force or control in media, that said, I highly doubt it could work with any level of success in today’s media marketplace. The media works so hard to give the people what they want (instead of what they ‘need’) nowadays, that to alter the recipe would undoubtedly cause a ratings disaster. Now, I’m not talking liberal/conservative, right/left, liberal media bias/overly conservative; I’m simply saying that people expect certain views and opinions from certain media outlets and altering that networks viewpoint would have an adverse affect on the almighty dollar. And we can’t have that now can we.
(My posts are always so short... you guys are making me look bad!)