The poisoning of the well as far as debate goes began when the FCC under Reagan repealed the Fairness Doctrine which required equal time for political opinions. Congress tried to re-instate in 1987, but Reagan vetoed it. Once that was gone the tidal wave of far-right radio began, leading to the state we are in now, where opinion is presented as fact on all mainstream media outlets.
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Date: 2007-03-01 08:15 am (UTC)