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Looking For a Specific Law

RentRent I'm always rightFuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
edited January 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm having a political discussion and we started talking about tv campaigning. I brought up a law, which I forget the name, that states that candidates must be covered equally by news media- i.e., if Fox News were to make a documentary on Palin's life in Election 2008 then they must do the same with Biden. Does this law exist?
If so, what are the specifics on how it works?

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Fairness Doctrine?

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  • ApexMirageApexMirage Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    It was abolished iirc, I had a teacher talk about it last semester but I dont remember that much.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
    In 1987, the FCC abolished the Fairness Doctrine

    edit: beat'd so wiki'd and quote'd

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/315.html

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    No he's talking about the Equal Time rule that applied to newspapers, radio and TV. Since the original law I believe now all they have to do is offer time at the same rate to all candidates. So everyone has opportunity but not all can afford it.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Thanks, guys!
    Small question- So how does this law work when regarding coverage that is free to the candidate? If, for instance, a news organization covers a candidate, are they obligated to spend equal time covering the other party's?
    Or, as my previous example stated, how does it work for things like documentaries and investigations?

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Oh so you're talking about coverage not ads. That is different. They're not required to cover each convention the same for instance. BET only covered the DNC.

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  • ZeonZeon Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Rent wrote: »
    Thanks, guys!
    Small question- So how does this law work when regarding coverage that is free to the candidate? If, for instance, a news organization covers a candidate, are they obligated to spend equal time covering the other party's?
    Or, as my previous example stated, how does it work for things like documentaries and investigations?

    It doesnt apply to that at all. All it applies to is the rate at which parties can buy advertising. So for example, a tv station is not allowed to sell advertising during prime time to democrats at a lower rate than is available to republicans. I believe it also applies to timeslots (so for example, if democrats are offered space during prime time, they cant say republicans can only advertise at 3am).

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