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Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire Hatred and Anger

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If I'm understanding the Fairness Doctrine correctly - it means that if a radio DJ decides to dedicate an hour talking about a controversial topic that is of public interest, the radio station would have to allow someone to fill an hour to the same topic with contrasting views.

I don't see why the Right Wingers are all up in arms about that. It's a win-win for all.

Radio is a dying form of media. A radio station that gives over an hour to the same topic with contrasting views, presumably with an alternate presenter, is likely to lose listeners for that hour, and thereby lose ad revenue, the thing which keeps these radio stations afloat. People listen in for the presenters, the content is usually secondary. When you consider that talk radio is not news-based, it's opinion-based and it's not news, it's entertainment, most radio stations will balk at sacrificing an hour of a headline presenter like Rush for someone to present a contrasting view, because they know that most of their listeners will change the station.

It's not a win-win situation. Everyone loses.

Don't interrupt me when I'm talking to myself

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