One gunman opened fire on an elementary school in suburban Connecticut this morning, killing 27 people — most of them elementary school children. SWAT teams are on campus as frantic parents rush to pick up their children or collect the…
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RIP: The Fairness Doctrine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
The FCC yesteday effectively killed the Fairness Doctrine, which had been effectively deregulated since the Reagan Administration, along with about 80 other rules affecting broadcast communication that the Obama Administration considers “out of date.” I believe this is a mistake.…
Rep. Royce Ties Arizona Shooting to Fairness Doctrine (huh?)
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
Fallout from the Arizona shooting continues to reverberate from Washington DC to Orange County. Last week, Irvine City Council member and 2010 Democratic congressional candidate Beth Krom weighed in with a letter to the editor in the OC Register calling…
Did the Register Forget an Important Anniversary?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Thirty six years ago today, Yorba Linda’s own Richard Nixon resigned from the office of president. He flew into the El Toro Airbase back to his Orange County roots and a home in San Clemente, where comedian, an OC native, Steve…
Why wouldn’t KNBC let Super Bowl watchers Get to Know Us?
by Andrew Davey • • 1 Comment
Here’s an important message from our friends at GetToKnowUsFirst.org. Believe it or not, these and other ads were not shown during the Super Bowl yesterday. Why? “They were advocacy ads.” Â
