Posted on 12/23/2010 8:41:46 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
According to Copps, who recently outlined his proposed "public value test" in a lecture at Columbia University, the test would require "quantifiable" increases in "the human and financial resources going into news." The test could mandate other, non-news types of programming, Copps added, such as children's programs and "civic affairs programming." The regulations would determine what news content is important, and mandate "quantifiable" increases in such coverage - Copps mentioned election coverage specifically.
The "public value test" would also mandate "diversity" in broadcast newsroom staff. In other words, the FCC would require radio or television stations to employ more racial and ethnic minorities.
Another hot-button element of the "public value test": it would require "disclosure", both of programming content to the station's listeners, and of information about political advertisements to a certain government agency.
Other elements include "community discovery," localism, and public safety broadcasting.
Most of these new regulations are either completely subjective and dependent on the views and preferences of the bureaucrats implementing them, or are rife with the potential for politicized application.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
So called 'Localism' and the the so called 'public value test' are just the new orwellian terms; new lipstick on the same old fairness doctrine pig. They can't come in the front door so they'll bust in the back door.
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We the People need to come up with a way to sue the commie bass turds when they pull this crap.
We were warned long ago that the left would call it ‘Localism’.
I’m not all that worried about what is going on at the FCC. I am sure that one of the first items of business in the new House of Representatives will be to take these people in front of committees and make them look foolish, silly, and just wrong. And then the house will not let any legislation proceed until they defund and delegitamise the FCC. And then they will due the same to the EPA, etc.
Maybe I am too optimistic, but that is what I hope we will see.
I bet NPR would not want me as the opposite (racial) view. That sword cut both ways. They better think twice.
Copps and Genachowski need to be relieved of
their duties. The over reach of power they don’t
even have is intolerable. If they aren’t brought up
short, we are going to have our freedom to
communicate unconstitutionally abridged by an
unaccountable pair of bureaucrats.
Michael Copps is the same Dem nutjob at the FCC that spent years trying to impose ridiculously large “indecency” fines against the TV Network that broadcast the Super Bowl because of the halftime show that featured a split second viewing of Janet Jackson’s nipple. He finally succeeded. Copps is a kook on every issue. I don’t understand how this guy is still at the FCC. Do they get lifetime appointments? I don’t recall voting for FCC Commisioners. Time for Copps to be sent out to pasture.
They dont need any legislation ,they rule By decree.The FCC just needs to be abolished Period,end of Story.
It was originally created to Monitor Western Union and MA Bell, its time for them to GO
"Diversity" enforcement only goes in one direction these days. It's fine to have an all-black or all-woman outfit.
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