A Real Turn-Off - Not Fox News

These advertisements are real. They appeared from 'nowhere' over four years ago. Apparently, it was a preemptive attack against a potentially harsh critic of liberal policies emanating from Washington, DC. Coincidentally, the FCC was then exploring a proposal for a mandatory "fairness doctrine" for the internet which would monitor web traffic for acceptable content allowed by government guidelines--connect the dots if you can. (By the way, it failed.)

This week, what is really news was no news--about a reporting travesty. Not from Fox News, but from the mainstream media on not airing any news about an alarming move again by the FCC. It's planning to perform a 'Critical Information Needs' study, CIN study, on the "balance and content" of media news subject matter according to U.S. Government guidelines mandated by FCC. The study will encompass eight areas on a checklist that the FCC feels the newsrooms should be covering. The purpose was based upon a mandatory regulation for a FCC report to congress every three years that explores any barriers that any small business or entrepreneurs have to gain entry into the communications industry --a thinly veiled ruse to tromp on our rights for freedom of the press to monitor and direct news content.

Of course, the media outlets participate in the study 'voluntarily', under 'no coersion', but are aware broadcast licenses are issued by FCC regulators--no 'external pressure' here? (By the way, it failed this week, but don't count the FCC out. They want to 'redesign' the study now and go forward with it--beware, it's never over for progressive liberal media control.)

FACTOID: Rovalocity.com , MyOvalOffice.com and MyBullyPulpit.com did not experience any 'barriers' to the communication industry nor any 'restrictions' about news and information topics. With the freedom and vast access to the virtual Internet and hosting platforms, the opportunities and outlets are limitless. After all, today with cable and satellite connections anyone can find anything, anywhere, at any time--no Federal oversight intrusion is welcome or needed from the FCC. 

Kudos and congratulations to Mr. Ajit Pai, the only FCC Commissioner, one out of five board members, who was really alarmed and truly disturbed because this study suddenly and mysteriously came out of nowhere. The board members did not work up or participate in planning the study, so Mr. Pai felt obligated to bring this up and out into the light of public scrutiny--now here's real transparency for a change! 

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This is a great interview with Mr. Ajit Pai, the FCC Commissioner, who blew the whistle on the so-called "study" that the FCC wants to do, that would send agents with probing questions into every newsroom - Federal Government watchdog spies.