Reply #11: Not the FCC's job (or any Fed department)

[Spike89]

The federal government has no role in shaping the news. In a limited way, the Feds do have the duty to ensure fair access to some of the media channels (i.e., public airwaves). They have no control (nor should they) on what the media reports. Even the fairness doctrine, when it was in effect, didn't even begin to assert government control over how the media reports news. Although the difference isn't great, I'd rather have corporate control of the media than government control. Ideally, democratic media such as the Internet, low-entry-cost radio and television, newspapers, etc. will continue to be free to tell it exactly as they see fit. As long as the truth can get a foot into the door, corporate- or government-owned media can't truly control us.