Talk Radio's Last Stand?

Media is a Plural by Rory O'Connor | Jun. 12, 2008 (Opinion)

Leading hard-right conservatives, led by their talk radio "shock jock" shock troops, have been worrying aloud about the supposed return of the long-defunct Fairness Doctrine ever since their stunning success last year in defeating bi-partisan immigration reform. The latest salvo is the Newsmax report, headlined "Battle for Talk Radio: Powerful Foes Want to End the Gabfest," which cleverly combines the usual talk radio tropes of pugnacity and victimization. Full Story »

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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

NOTE: the author of the piece has posted a review. This must be removed immediately. It is a violation of all COI rules to allow that. This opinion piece has little merit. It is nothing more than a far-left attack on opinion makers who are not on the far left like the author. There is considerable reason for worry that media censorship will come back: just look at Canada. And far more hate comes from the far left talk radio than from the right, as any of the handful who listened to Air America know. The author does not indicate how much of that hard-core hate is covered in the book being promoted here.

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