What’s Fair on the Air? An Interactive Constitution Day Forum
Controversial Issues in the Public Spotlight and the Fairness Doctrine
To celebrate Constitution Day, Introduced originally in 1949 and more formally adopted into the ‘60s and ‘70s, the Fairness Doctrine required broadcast stations to devote airtime to different sides of controversial issues. Gradually repealed over the ‘80s, there has been conversation among many (specifically) Democratic leaders (such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid) about its resurrection. While Obama officially does not support the Doctrine, this issue seems to come up every few years. However, as recently as this year, a “Broadcaster Freedom Act” was proposed and passed to block the reinstatement of the Doctrine. How does this impact the freedom of speech? Does a democracy need to ensure that mass media communicates all sides of an argument?
Participants are invited to explore this idea with each other. Community members, students, faculty, and staff are all invited to engage in this topic with the guidance of several invited faculty members. The faculty members are meant to jump-start the conversation, while audience members are meant to keep it going.
Invited participants include:
Barbara Moore, College of Communications and Information (confirmed)
Matt Shafer Powell, WUOT (confirmed)
Otis Stephens, College of Law (confirmed)
Glenn Reynolds, College of Law (invited)
Event Details
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:00 PM
Location: Hodges Library Galleria, 1st floor (by the “Centaur” statue)
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Parking: UC Parking Garage
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