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  • Acting FCC Chair Sees Government Role in Pushing ‘Media Diversity’

    02/12/2009 4:59:30 AM PST · by Man50D · 41 replies · 1,091+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | February 12, 2009 | Matt Cover
    Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps says he doesn’t support bringing back the controversial Fairness Doctrine, but he does think government has a role in enforcing media “diversity.” That role includes re-examining licensing and other regulations for radio stations -- including AM stations dominated by talk radio -- to make them “more reflective” of public interests. Copps, chosen by President Barack Obama to be acting chairman until a permanent replacement is named, said that he thought the Fairness Doctrine – a policy that critics say amounts to censorship – was an old fight that “didn’t need to be rehashed.”...