Shocker: Journalists on OUR Side For a Change
-By Warner Todd Huston
The folks at The Hill alerted me to the fact that the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) have decided to oppose any reinstitution of the inaptly named Fairness Doctrine. I know, imagine that… as lefty a group as the SPJ actually agreeing with conservatives that the Fairness Doctrine is an abomination of our Constitutional right to free political speech! You can knock me over with a feather, and all.
The Hill is right to quip that this makes for strange bedfellows, but it would seem like a no-brainer for anyone interested in Constitutional rights and a jealous protection of free speech no matter whose it is.
The Society of Professional Journalists, celebrating 100 years of journalism and free speech advocacy, opposes reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine, which would allow the government to control broadcast editorial content.
SPJ believes firmly that just as government has no business regulating words printed in a newspaper, the public good is not served by mandating how to broadcast news or opinions on radio or television.
Hear, hear. Who says that there is nothing we can agree upon with our friends in journalism?
Kudos to the SPJ for a spot on decision and a true-blue American sentiment well expressed.
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Posted by Warner Todd Huston on April 21, 2009 10:40 pm
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I know you are trying to be kind, but I think their real motive is still to stifle Conservative speech.
Currently they control all the major news outlets except for FOX. They basically have a monopoly on information. Remember, the average voter for obama generally believed that Sara Palin said she could see Russia from her house.
The Fairness Doctrine could potentially bite them by forcing them to air the Conservative viewpoint in places other than radio.
Why risk it?
Amen Hard Right