- fairness doctrine
- noun Date: 1967 a tenet of licensed broadcasting that ensures a reasonable opportunity for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fairness doctrine
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fairness doctrine — n: a doctrine requiring broadcasters to provide an opportunity for response to personal attacks aired by the broadcaster and esp. for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
fairness doctrine — fairness or equal time doctrine This doctrine imposes affirmative responsibilities on the broadcaster to provide coverage of issues of public importance which is adequate and which fairly reflects differing viewpoints. In fulfilling its Fairness… … Black's law dictionary
fairness doctrine — fairness or equal time doctrine This doctrine imposes affirmative responsibilities on the broadcaster to provide coverage of issues of public importance which is adequate and which fairly reflects differing viewpoints. In fulfilling its Fairness… … Black's law dictionary
Fairness Doctrine — n. [often f d ] a rule (1949 87) of the Federal Communications Commission under which TV and radio stations must provide broadcast time for the airing of opposing views on controversial issues … English World dictionary
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Fairness Doctrine — Die Fairness Doktrin war eine ab 1949 bestehende Vorschrift der Federal Communications Commission (FCC), der Regulierungs und Zulassungsbehörde für Rundfunk und Kommunikation in den Vereinigten Staaten. Sie gab Lizenznehmern im Bereich des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fairness doctrine/equal time — Principle that U.S. media must provide time for opposing views on important social issues. ► “The Fairness Doctrine refers to a former policy of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wherein a broadcast station which presented one… … American business jargon
fairness doctrine — /fair nis/ a policy mandated by the Federal Communications Commission, requiring radio and television stations to grant equal time to a political candidate, group, etc., to present an opposing viewpoint to one already aired. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
fairness doctrine — noun : a tenet of licensed broadcasting that ensures a reasonable opportunity for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues of public concern … Useful english dictionary
fairness or equal time doctrine — This doctrine imposes affirmative responsibilities on the broadcaster to provide coverage of issues of public importance which is adequate and which fairly reflects differing viewpoints. In fulfilling its Fairness Doctrine obligations,… … Black's law dictionary
