How Broadcasters Feel about the Fairness Doctrine.

Buss, Terry F.; Malaney, Gary D.

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Publication Date: 1978

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How Broadcasters Feel about the Fairness Doctrine.

Buss, Terry F.; Malaney, Gary D.

Journalism Quarterly, v55 n4 p793-97 Win 1978

Findings of a survey of 229 television news personnel suggested that most news personnel were not satisfied with the fairness doctrine as now applied and that attitudes toward the doctrine were based on a complex mixture of educational background, managerial position, and political participation. (GT)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Broadcast Industry, Federal Regulation, News Reporting, Political Issues, Professional Personnel, Surveys, Television Research

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Language: English

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