Bring back the fairness doctrine

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16. That would solve NOTHING

All the fairness doctrine did was require holders of broadcast licenses to devote time to presenting "both sides" of controversial issues.

They certainly still spend enough time on "controversial" issues, even manufacturing them. And the problem is not that they don't present "both sides" -- Sometimes they present two sides to something that really only has one side, like climate change. Even Fox will usually have somebody represent the "other side" (although often ineffectually) because controversy drives ratings.

i don't think the country "went to hell" at all -- there are a lot of things about this country that are better than ever, and most of the bad aspects have always been there, but are more exposed than they used to be.

Regardless, what problems would be addressed by bring back the fairness doctrine? Is the idea that if people heard "both sides" of issues on television, they'd be less likely to believe lies? People believed lies before 1987.