▲ 166 ▼ TIL: Why News Was So Neutral in the '50s & '60s (youtu.be) submitted 2 years ago by gibmiser@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments Long but good.
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every once in a while I'll mention the 'Fairness Doctrine' and someone who never lived through it will commnet that it sounds horrifying. They spent so much time in propaganda world that actual objectivity is a dangerous concept. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Network What's so horrifying about the fairness doctrine, according to them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago You mean I have to listen to the arguments from the OTHER SIDE? They are WRONG and I only want to hear the news that tells me I'm right! We are all susceptible to it. We seek out validation. Then there is the whole "Well who decides..." and "government shouldn't be telling people what they can and can't say" which is understandable position at first until you understand what the regulations were actually doing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago "But what if a Flat Earther decided that they deserved 'equal time?' " Literally got that comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Network What's so horrifying about the fairness doctrine, according to them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago You mean I have to listen to the arguments from the OTHER SIDE? They are WRONG and I only want to hear the news that tells me I'm right! We are all susceptible to it. We seek out validation. Then there is the whole "Well who decides..." and "government shouldn't be telling people what they can and can't say" which is understandable position at first until you understand what the regulations were actually doing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago "But what if a Flat Earther decided that they deserved 'equal time?' " Literally got that comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago You mean I have to listen to the arguments from the OTHER SIDE? They are WRONG and I only want to hear the news that tells me I'm right! We are all susceptible to it. We seek out validation. Then there is the whole "Well who decides..." and "government shouldn't be telling people what they can and can't say" which is understandable position at first until you understand what the regulations were actually doing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago "But what if a Flat Earther decided that they deserved 'equal time?' " Literally got that comment. permalink fedilink source parent