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    The document provides a timeline of key events related to media regulation and political polarization in the United States from 1927 to 2017. It outlines the passage of the Fairness Doctrine in 1949, a Supreme Court decision upholding it in 1969, its removal under Reagan in 1987, and the final repeal in 2011. Survey data from 1994 to 2017 shows increasing polarization, with Democrats moving further left and Republicans further right. The timeline also notes Rush Limbaugh's lucrative radio deal in 2008 and contentious media coverage of the 2016 election.

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    The document provides a timeline of key events related to media regulation and political polarization in the United States from 1927 to 2017. It outlines the passage of the Fairness Doctrine in 1949, a Supreme Court decision upholding it in 1969, its removal under Reagan in 1987, and the final repeal in 2011. Survey data from 1994 to 2017 shows increasing polarization, with Democrats moving further left and Republicans further right. The timeline also notes Rush Limbaugh's lucrative radio deal in 2008 and contentious media coverage of the 2016 election.

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    The document provides a timeline of key events related to media regulation and political polarization in the United States from 1927 to 2017. It outlines the passage of the Fairness Doctrine in 1949, a Supreme Court decision upholding it in 1969, its removal under Reagan in 1987, and the final repeal in 2011. Survey data from 1994 to 2017 shows increasing polarization, with Democrats moving further left and Republicans further right. The timeline also notes Rush Limbaugh's lucrative radio deal in 2008 and contentious media coverage of the 2016 election.

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    Weeks 1

    Jacob Weeks

    Morean

    English 1201

    19 April 2020

    Timeline

    1927- Congress had just stated that the FCC can only issue broadcasting licenses when the action

    is for the interest of the general welfare of the people. The passing was originally for the Federal

    Radio Commission, but this was later incorporated into the FCC.

    1949- Fairness Doctrine is passed by congress and was on the forefront of the FCC’s agenda.

    The intent was for the doctrine to help provide proper information to the people; this was done

    by mandating that media sources cannot present one side of the argument.

    1969- Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC occurred which brought up the idea that the Fairness

    Doctrine had placed too many limits upon the rights of broadcasting companies. The Supreme

    court had decided that this was untrue and that since the spectrum is government property, it has

    the right to regulate speech.

    1987- The Fairness Doctrine is removed under the Reagan Administration since many believe

    that it breached the media’s freedom of speech. The Red Lion had begun to slowly restore the

    freedom of speech before hand, and this led to the constitutionality coming under question.

    1994- Pew Research Center begins taking surveys of the American public and ask them

    questions regarding their political stances and beliefs. The first-year reports that the median
    Weeks 2

    democrat is in the middle of the political spectrum while the median republican is close but a bit

    towards the right.

    2008-One of the biggest conservative talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, received a deal from

    iHeartMedia worth 400 million dollars. The talk show platform is one of the biggest platforms

    for the republican party and the deal is a great display of that importance. Originally it would not

    have been possible, but the Fairness Doctrine’s absence was a main factor for its modern power.

    2011- Last remaining pieces of the Fairness Doctrine are removed after an executive order from

    Obama that ordered an overhaul of federal legislation. The decision was made by the FCC and

    the vote to remove the doctrine was heavily in favor of its removal.

    2016-Election year for the 45th president, the two nominees of the republican and democrat party

    are Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton respectively. The election was the main topic of the

    media and has remained that way even after it has ended. The huge amount of media attention is

    biased towards one of the political parties and it is rare to find sources that give an unbiased

    opinion over the election. Before this; however, there was the issue of the zika virus. Since the

    government was in a gridlock as Obama was president while the republicans held the majority in

    congress, the passing of emergency funding was difficult to pass, and this issue was created due

    to an uncooperative government.

    2017- The last year that Pew Research Center has taken the survey has shown a huge increase in

    the polarization of the parties and even the public. The median democrat is now consistently

    more liberal than in 1994 and the median republican has moved slightly more to the right, but

    there has been a huge increase in the population that has become more consistently conservative

    than before.
    Weeks 3

    Works Cited

    Berry, Jeffrey M., and Sarah Subira. “Understanding the Rise of Talk Radio.” PS: Political

    Science & Politics, vol. 44, no. 04, 2011, pp. 762–767., doi:10.1017/s1049096511001223.

    Black, Eric. “Does the Demise of the Fairness Doctrine Explain the 2016 Election?” MinnPost, 27

    Apr. 2017, www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2017/04/does-demise-fairness-doctrine-explain-

    2016-election/.

    Clogston, Juanita “Frankie.” “The Repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and the Irony of Talk Radio: A

    Story of Political Entrepreneurship, Risk, and Cover.” Journal of Policy History, vol. 28, no. 2,

    Nov. 2016, pp. 375–396., doi:10.1017/s0898030616000105.

    Gottfried, Jeffrey, et al. “Trump, Clinton Voters Divided in Their Main Source for Election

    News.” Pew Research Center's Journalism Project, 31 Dec. 2019,

    www.journalism.org/2017/01/18/trump-clinton-voters-divided-in-their-main-source-for-election-

    news/.

    Matthews, Dylan. “Everything You Need to Know about the Fairness Doctrine in One Post.” The

    Washington Post, WP Company, 23 Aug. 2011, www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-

    klein/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fairness-doctrine-in-one-

    post/2011/08/23/gIQAN8CXZJ_blog.html.

    McBride, Sarah. “Clear Channel, Limbaugh Ink $400 Million New Contract.” The Wall Street

    Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 4 July 2008, www.wsj.com/articles/SB121504302144124805.

    “Political Polarization, 1994-2017.” Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 20 Oct.

    2017, www.people-press.org/interactives/political-polarization-1994-2017/.
    Weeks 4

    Stefon, Matt. “Fairness Doctrine.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 30 Dec.

    2018, www.britannica.com/topic/Fairness-Doctrine.

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