Are you curious about how your local television station charges for political advertising? If the FCC has its way, you won’t need to guess much longer. On Friday, the commission passed new rules that require stations to post the information on a public website. At first blush, this may seem to be a strong blow [...]
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HDTV Almanac - Stations Must Reveal Political Television Ad Data
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Re: HDTV Almanac - Stations Must Reveal Political Television Ad Data
We need transparency, but it's a double edged sword. On one hand it can expose favoritism. On the other it exposes donors to harassment.
To me it makes no sense to selectively apply the new law/regulation to just the larger stations. Still, I think we have far too many regulations as it is. Some make sense, some don't, some are used to regulate where they couldn't get laws passed, and some are downright intrusions into our personal lives.
When broadcasters cross the line on decency, it gives us some leverage, but political groups have taken this to a new low and use the same to muzzle those of a different opinion than theirs. The Liberals and Progressives are attempting to get the FCC to yank FOX networks license. They managed to cause a few sponsors to drop Rush Limbaugh but in the end he gained sponsors. So now they are trying the same thing at the local level I don't particularly like his delivery so I just don't listen to the show, but I respect his right to say what he wants. I quit listening and watching ABC, NBC, and CBS because of their political slant to the news.
At least FOX separates the talk shows from news. Still, when it comes to the news on TV I give it about as much credibility as what I read on "the net" regardless of who's saying it.
BTW I am neither a liberal or conservative but most likely each would consider the other.
To me it makes no sense to selectively apply the new law/regulation to just the larger stations. Still, I think we have far too many regulations as it is. Some make sense, some don't, some are used to regulate where they couldn't get laws passed, and some are downright intrusions into our personal lives.
When broadcasters cross the line on decency, it gives us some leverage, but political groups have taken this to a new low and use the same to muzzle those of a different opinion than theirs. The Liberals and Progressives are attempting to get the FCC to yank FOX networks license. They managed to cause a few sponsors to drop Rush Limbaugh but in the end he gained sponsors. So now they are trying the same thing at the local level I don't particularly like his delivery so I just don't listen to the show, but I respect his right to say what he wants. I quit listening and watching ABC, NBC, and CBS because of their political slant to the news.
At least FOX separates the talk shows from news. Still, when it comes to the news on TV I give it about as much credibility as what I read on "the net" regardless of who's saying it.
BTW I am neither a liberal or conservative but most likely each would consider the other.