Raleigh-based media attorney Mark Prak explains why he believes a return of the Fairness Doctrine would be a bad idea for American broadcasting. Prak delivered these remarks as part of a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society Feb. 2, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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