Talk radio was a pent-up reaction of citizens to having to swallow the liberal agenda for years without an effective means to respond. Letters to editors were a highly selective, limited and unsatisfying recourse. Blogs did not exist.
Viewers who wanted to be informed on both sides of an issue went elsewhere, just as readers of newspapers are doing today. The "mainstream" media has not learned its lessons. Many pundits fancy themselves as clever propaganda experts who can trick the public.
Pinch Sulzberger of the NY Times candidly admits he tried but failed in his efforts to manage opinion with deceptive practices. These reporters, editors and media chiefs would rather push their ideological agendas than be profitable by appealing to a larger audience.
The solution is not to enforce the Fairness Doctrine against all news outlets that use federally controlled airwaves, but to let the free market sort out winners and losers. Yes, Mark Green, the airwaves are a scarce resource. But, why compound the problem with subsidies?
A first priority should be to defund those the outlets like NPR and PBS that receive huge subsidies from taxpayers. Let them compete for their audience, and let those who withhold information, irritate and annoy fall by the wayside.
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