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Mr. Anonymous · free thinker Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 310

Doesn't Canada have a fairness doctrine, some law or regulation that limits bias in media? If so, shouldn't we Canadians be doing something to have it enforced with Fox News, as per the reasoning (rightly or wrongly) that prevented Al-Jazeera and one Chinese station from being shown on Canadian airwaves in the last couple of years?

After that, how about CNN and the National Post, or other (very) large media that have the ability to influence peoples views to any significant level. Sun (newspaper) media comes to mind here as well.

If the laws already exist, they should be enforced. If they do not exist they should be written up, as there is no reason for misinformation and hate (O'Reilly and Fox) to be spread so widely. Surely the latest invasion/occupation of Iraq is adequate demonstation of that. I'm not talking total 50-50 balance here, but rather some balance and questioning of stories, AKA journalism. Sounds good to me.
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Mr. Anonymous · free thinker Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 310

Of course the advertising idea is a good one as well.
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Hephaestion · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject:

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Wee Mousie · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject:

From my knowledge of private broadcasters, they have only two truly weak points — a sustained and effective threat to their cash flow (Advertisers) or a legitimate attack on their license (CRTC / FCC).

With enterprises like FoxNews or National Post, whose partisan owners are willing to operate at a loss to make political gains, advertiser boycotts are considerably less effective. Nonetheless, inflicting the financial pain, while demonstrating a need to protest, is useful toward discrediting their propaganda.

In the nearly ninety-year history of broadcasting, I am unaware of a single network closed down by the CRTC (BBG) or FCC.
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