#the people asking about the 1st amendment-- broadcast is a government utility nbc abc cbs & fox have licenses to use
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all three of those channels are cable, not broadcast anything, so they wouldn't be affected either way 🤷🏻♀️
Reintroducing a fairness doctrine would end FOX News. It would barely change CNN or MSNBC.
#broadcast FOX DOES exist but its the channel w like regular tv shows + local news#the people asking about the 1st amendment-- broadcast is a government utility nbc abc cbs & fox have licenses to use#as such the government is allowed to regulate what goes on the air waves#the existence of cable news actually strengthens that claim to constitutionality#bc it makes clear that any opinions that wouldnt be allowed one-sided by the fairness doctrine could still easily be disseminated#*the actual justification was that radio spectrum is a public good & the us govt believed it should be regulated so people wouk#*would have equal access
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