[BC] equal time controversy

[Craig Bowman]

No.  When these rules were written radio, local television, and the 
newspaper were the only news outlets.  TV never had to deal with it and 
most larger towns had at least two newspapers.  Today we have many cable 
news channels, the internet, the newspaper(s), and television from which 
to gather facts.  People who listen to a particular radio program are 
not in it for the enlightenment rather they want to hear someone with 
whom they agree.  Interviewing the opposing team would be like playing 
Country music on a Rap station.
-- 
Craig Bowman
Durand, MI
989-277-8835

On 6/4/2012 8:35 PM, Donna Halper wrote:
> I am hopeful we can discuss this one with courtesy, rather than breaking
> it down via partisan points of view.  There's a question being raised in
> Wisconsin by Sue Wilson, a Democratic advocate from the Media Action
> Center,  about the fact that all the leading radio stations in Milwaukee
> are dominated by Republican talk shows and are only inviting Republican
> guests to discuss the issues and to promote voting for Republicans
> (including the governor).  Beyond whether you do or do not like
> Democrats (or Republicans, for that matter), does radio still have a
> duty to present both sides of major issues when a small group of
> corporate owners control all the stations?  I always thought radio
> should present guests from both sides, and I come from a city (Boston)
> where even the conservative hosts did in fact invite guests from both
> sides.  But in some cities, evidently, not so much.
> http://www.talkers.com/2012/06/04/wisconsin-recall-spurs-question-of-equal-time-on-milwaukee-newstalk-outlets/