First amendment protections of free speech and freedom of the press may soon be in jeopardy after the FCC probes political speech in America. Keep your eye on Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s new FCC chairman, unanimously confirmed by the senate on Tuesday. Watch him carefully to see how he proceeds with this invasive survey and the actions that follow, based on the survey results Obama’s whim.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans an examination of political speech across a variety of media, called a “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs”. The study aims to collect information on “demographics, point of view, news topic selection, management style and other factors in news organizations both in and out of the FCC’s traditional purview.” The FCC also intends to interrogate news producers in all media regarding news content and the editorial decision-making process.
Federal contractors, Social Solutions International (SSI) will execute a survey of private media companies, with questions for owners, editors, producers, managers, and reporters, including internet sites and newspapers, over which it has no oversight.
“The FCC has a duty to make sure that the industries it regulates serve the needs of the American public no matter where they live or what financial resources they have,” acting FCC chairwoman Mignon Clyburn (pictured above) said in a May announcement [pdf] of the survey. “The research design we announce today is an important next step in understanding what those needs are, how Americans obtain the information critical to their daily lives in a dynamic technological environment, and what barriers exist in our media ecologies to providing and accessing this information.”
Americans of any political philosophy should be on their guard about any government review of the press, under any guise. This is a dangerous precedent to set and will only open the door for the administration to exert control over any media outlet or reporter it finds disagreeable.
Source: The Daily Caller
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Makes one wonder who also worked with Bin Laudin on 911. A soldier from Turkey told me a day after 911 that Bin Laudin didn’t work alone on that, that he had help from some in the US. I was totally in denial that any US citizen would kill others for money or power. I called him every name in the book and was so upset that anyone would even suggest this. Could it be that we have put him in the white house? Muslims do not abide or believe in the constitution exactly what Obamas doing is overriding it and implementing his own laws and taking away our rights. When in the hell is something going to be done about this? Ive been trying to tell people that it hit me like a ton of bricks this man is out to destroy us and taking a lot of c**p from trying to warm others. I hope and pray to God that Im wrong, God help us.
Spooky…
More Commie roll out BS from obamhole
complete censorship
George W. Bush was President when these policies were written after 9/11. He approved them. Obama has simply extended these policies, which were approved and enacted under a Republican President and Congress. Approval to continue was granted under an almost unanimous vote by both parties. If you are “spooked” by the idea of censorship, remember, it was W that told Americans to be careful about what they said after 9/11. We are divided as a nation. We do not need God to help us – we need good people from both sides to find common ground and move forward. If we cannot, then we deserve what we get.
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