FCC Announces May 7 'Diversity Committee' Meeting - Behold a New 'Fairness' Doctrine

NewsBusters.org ^ | 05/01/2009 | Seton Motley

[UnalienablyRight]

Behold one of the new "Fairness" Doctrines - "media diversity" - coming soon to a radio station near you.

President Barack Obama's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the names of the thirty-one members of their Advisory Committee On Diversity For Communications In The Digital Age. This May 7 gathering is made up of a laundry list of left-wing grievance groups, with a smattering of radio and television companies included to break up the monotony.

Not a single conservative organization is taking part in this Commission - more than a dozen Leftist groups are. A little ironic for a "diversity" panel, is it not?

Chairing the meeting is Henry Rivera, a former FCC Commissioner who was (and presumably still is) a strong proponent of the Censorship Doctrine, also mis-known as the "Fairness" Doctrine.

Many, many liberals in Washington have over the last several years called for a reinstatement of the Doctrine. But push-back from people who have read and actually understand the First Amendment led the Left to realize that the political price to bring it back was too high, so they MovedOn.org.

Of course, their desire to silence the lone voices of their opposition had not lessened in the slightest. They're still just as dictatorial, just pragmatically so.

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[svcw]

Who are the 31 people?

[sport]

This should neither fool nor surprise anyone.

[pabianice]

So? Conservatives haven’t the guts to fight back. The match is forfeit. On the other hand, the ability of technology to get around censorship is near absolute. We just haven’t seen it yet.

[DoughtyOne]

Diversity?

Leave it to the left to couch this in terms that sound as if racial in scope. They’re going to charge this effort, so that if you oppose it, you’re a vile person.

[Londo Molari]

We need a “Voice of America” for America, now. Maybe Eastern Europe can return the favor and broadcast a voice of freedom radio to us in the oppressed US.

[cvq3842]

Dare I ask; where are the Republicans? Loudly bringing attention to this censorship grab and educating the public? Or waffling, lacking a message or otherwase making themselves more irrelevant?

[balls]

This country is quickly turning black and to minority rule. This committee will probably continue that trend.

[DTogo]

The unanswered question is: are the Conservative Talk Radio icons willing to really fight for their microphone?

[Tzimisce]

How many people died for the freedom we now so easily give up?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

if they stop talk radio, a lot of normally quiet people are going to go ballistic.

[Drango]

Henry Rivera (Chair) Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media
Barbara Kreisman (Designated Federal Officer) Federal Communications Commission
Jamila Bess Johnson (Deputy Federal Officer) Federal Communications Commission
Carolyn Fleming Williams (Deputy Federal Officer) Federal Communications Commission
Raúl Alarcon, Jr. Spanish Broadcasting System
Jenny Alonzo Mio.TV
James M. Assey, Jr. National Cable and Telecommunications Association
Geoffrey C. Blackwell Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc.
Matthew Blank Showtime Networks
Maria E. Brennan American Women in Radio and Television
Kathy Brown Verizon
Toni Cook Bush Virgin Mobile
Alan B. Davidson Google, Inc.
Ralph de la Vega AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
Steve Hillard Council Tree Communications
David Honig Minority Media and Telecommunications Council
Rodney Hood National Credit Union Administration
Ronald Johnson Ronson Network Services
Debra Lee BET Holdings, Inc.
Jane Mago National Association of Broadcasters
Robert Mendez ABC Television Network
Marc H. Morial National Urban League
Karen K. Narasaki Asian American Justice Center
Melissa Newman Qwest
Jake Oliver Afro-American Newspapers
Susan K. Patrick Patrick Communications
Lisa Pickrum The RLJ Companies
Rey Ramsey One Economy Corporation
Michael V. Roberts Roberts Broadcasting Companies LLC
Andrew Schwartzman Media Access Project
Anita Stephens Graham Opportunity Capital Partners
Diane Sutter Shooting Star Broadcasting
Charles Warfield Inner City Broadcasting
James Winston National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters

[RC2]

Correct. They will push something through.....even if the American people don’t want it. If it suits them and their purposes, they’ll do it. Or at least try to do it.

[TheThinker]

The Left wants to control content. They never want people to think for themselves or choose what they want to watch or listen to.

[goodnesswins]

MARK

[penelopesire]

For those that might want to call and express outrage:

http://www.fcc.gov/

Phone: 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322)
TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322)
Fax: 1-866-418-0232
E-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov

[steve0]

Working well for Chavez, why not try that socialist strategy here? Keep your filthy hands off my 1st Amendment.

[BattleHymn]

ping for later

[Travis McGee]

Welcome to Obama’s USSA, comrade.