Lesson 6: The Fairness Doctrine and Public Media
A report from a federal agency told American broadcasters in 1949 to cover controversial public issues and to carry opposing views, and no Congress ever voted that rule into law.
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A report from a federal agency told American broadcasters in 1949 to cover controversial public issues and to carry opposing views, and no Congress ever voted that rule into law.
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Newton Minow, Kennedy’s FCC chairman, warned in 1961 that broadcasters risked losing their licenses if they neglected educational and other public-service programming.
A pause in new television licenses, ordered by the Federal Communications Commission in 1948 and meant to last six months, ran nearly four years.
For 38 years, the FCC required competing views on controversial issues across broadcast programming.
The commercial stations' own industry sat on the committee that proposed 'public interest' as the test for federal licensing, at a 1925 conference.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that an auction in the band would be years away
The FCC's expanding 'Covered List' now requires companies to seek government approval, reversing innovation
The FCC should approve pending satellite direct-to-device applications and reject stale objections that only slow U.S. leadership.
Also on the agency’s September agenda: Ultra-wideband spectrum rules, 911 access, and robocalls
The Office of Management and Budget released a memo aimed at speeding government spectrum reviews
On Sept. 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission released a draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would, if adopted, substantially revise it...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority in establishing the mechanism behind a telecom subsidy program th...
The agency also voted to make more spectrum available for satellite broadband
The agency touts 'fiber speeds, from space, at a fraction of the cost'
The FCC's proposed fiscal 2026 budget would support the agency's oversight responsibilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority in establishing the mechanism behind a telecom subsidy program th...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission exceeded its authority in establishing the mechanism behind a telecom subsidy program th...
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