FAIRNESS DOCTRINE

fairness doctrine

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fairness doctrine. A former FCC rule that required the broadcast media to furnish a reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance. • The FCC abandoned the fairness doctrine in 1987. Cf. EQUAL-TIME DOCTRINE. [Cases: Telecommunications 435. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 178–179, 183–187.]

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fairness doctrine

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fairness doctrine 〈美〉公平原则 依据这项原则，电台或电视台负有在其提供的节目中应包含恰当、能公平反映不同观点且对公众有重要影响的问题的责任。即使在无人赞助的情况下，电台或电视台也必须为对立观点提供足够的陈述时间，且在无人要求对公共问题开展讨论时，电台或电视台也应主动作出安排。按《联邦电讯法》〔Federal Communications Act〕的规定，对政治和公共问题持不同意见的主要支持者，应为之提供公平的、均等的说明其观点的机会。亦称「equal time doctrine」。

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