Public-Interest-Standard

FCC Establishes Fairness Doctrine Requiring Broadcasters to Present Balanced Coverage of Controversial Issues

1949-06-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Federal Communications Commission adopts the Fairness Doctrine through its “Report on Editorializing by Broadcast Licensees,” establishing a formal regulatory requirement that broadcast license holders must (1) provide adequate coverage of controversial issues of public importance …

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Communications Act of 1934 Creates FCC and Consolidates Federal Media Regulation Under Public Interest Standard

1934-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Communications Act of 1934 (Chapter 5 of Title 47 U.S. Code), replacing the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and consolidating federal regulation of all interstate and foreign communications including radio, …

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Radio Act of 1927 Establishes Public Ownership of Airwaves and "Public Interest" Broadcasting Standard

1927-02-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Calvin Coolidge signs the Radio Act of 1927 (Public Law 632, 69th Congress), establishing the foundational principle that radio spectrum frequencies are publicly owned natural resources held in trust by the federal government for the American people. The legislation creates the Federal …

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