Federal Communications Commission
Events (16)
- June 9, 1969: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness Doctrine 1969-06-09
- March 7, 2000: McCain Campaign Files Complaints over Bush Campaign Ads, Says Ads Violate Campaign Finance Law 2000-03-07
- February 14, 2003: Fox Television Successfully Argues in Court that Media Outlets Have Legal Right to Falsify News Reports 2003-02-14
- November 11, 2004: Many Network Affiliates Choose Not to Show War Film for Fear of Indecency Fines 2004-11-11
- February 12, 2005: Progressive Communications Law Expert Calls for Reinstatement of Fairness Doctrine 2005-02-12
- June 13, 2006: IT Association Warns of Risks in Allowing Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies to Wiretap Phones and Internet 2006-06-13
- May 6, 2008: Democrats Request FCC Investigation of Pentagon Propaganda Operation 2008-05-06
- May 8, 2008: FCC Commissioner Decries Pentagon Propaganda Operation 2008-05-08
- November 18-19, 2009: Fox News Uses 2008 Campaign Footage to Claim ‘Huge Crowds’ for Palin Book Tour 2009-11-18
- June 8, 2012: House Republicans Block Proposal to Require Television Stations to Place Political Ad Purchasing Data Online 2012-06-08
- December 1996 - December 1997: Fox News Fires News Producers for Refusing to Add False Information to Reports
- 1949: FCC Enacts Fairness Doctrine
- 1985: FCC Abandons Fairness Doctrine
- 1987: Federal Court Rules Fairness Doctrine Not Needed
- 1987: FCC Repeals Fairness Doctrine
- February 2001 and Beyond: Three US Telecom Firms Cooperate With NSA Surveillance Program; Qwest Refuses