English Explanatory Dictionary

fairness doctrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949 and abolished in 1987, requiring the holders of broadcast licenses (i) to present controversial issues of public importance and (ii) to do so in an honest, equitable and balanced manner.

Word forms

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