The Fairness Doctrine.

Conservatives have News Corp with Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, limbaugh and the expertise of the Heritage Foundation. On the other side, the liberals have GE and Time with Olbermann, Brown, Maddows supported by political experts from Salon and the HuffintonPost. Now, the issue is How Much Influence do they both have on the voter?...well, in June 87, President Reagan vetoed the Fairness Doctrine, a policy by the FCC which insured honest and balanced coverage of candidates. The measure is now seen by conservative talk radio as a free speech impediment while the liberals point to the small numbers of corporate holders of major media outlets and how they can limit free speech. Both are valid points, yet they both agree that the Internet should be less controlled. It is possible that the system is too large, is still growing, and that they cannot control it anyway. With or without the Fairness Doctrine, it seems that the Internet has gone beyond the measure to ensure that everybody gets his or her voice heard. FoxNews might have Rove as an expert, MSNBC might have Matthews as a host, the Internet has many unaffiliated youtubers and bloggers that widen and cloud the spectrum of coverage and the issues. Now, is it too much for anyone to make a decision? How about news fatigue?...Many more questions at stake. One thing for sure! The media has become a strong part of the political arena as the "FILTER", and who ever is successful in controlling the message that passes through it will have an edge.