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Stations didn't use to rely on or require News programs to make a profit. It was a loss-leader to create prestige for the networks and comply with the FCC's Fai
by rapind 7y ago
Stations didn't use to rely on or require News programs to make a profit. It was a loss-leader to create prestige for the networks and comply with the FCC's Fairness Doctrine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
- eli 7y agoAh, I see what you mean. I'm not sure the Fairness Doctrine is a model for how to improve the quality of journalism in the future. During that same time period print newspapers were enormously profitable and were also doing good work.