What country do I live in again? :ohbrother:

 

eventually the USSA

Participation in the Critical Information Needs study is voluntary—in theory. Unlike the opinion surveys that Americans see on a daily basis and either answer or not, as they wish, the FCC's queries may be hard for the broadcasters to ignore. They would be out of business without an FCC license, which must be renewed every eight years.

Free speech loving Dem's -- Where are you ? Comrade Obama is " radically transforming America" . He took over health care , now comes the press .

Participation in the program is voluntary, said GOP FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. I agree with the majority that an arm of the federal government should not be engaged in this type of activity. Far better to contract with a grad school of communications to gather data.

 

Why does the Government need any data on how stories are covered or what is covered? So they can "Better" manipulate the press?

I would only agree to this if it meant the Kardashians would no longer be in the news every. single. day.:isurrender:

FCC commissioner Ajit Pai told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren Thursday night he is concerned about a study by the agency that would send researchers into America’s newsrooms because he believes that “the government has no place in the newsroom.

FCC commissioner: Agency needs to realize 'the government has no place in the newsroom' | Fox News

So who is the head of this so called research???????

 

FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn. Clyburn, daughter of powerful House Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, was appointed to the FCC by President Obama and served as acting chair for part of last year. The FCC, Clyburn said, "must emphatically insist that we leave no American behind when it comes to meeting the needs of those in varied and vibrant communities of our nation -

The initiative, known around the agency as "the CIN Study" (pronounced "sin"), is a bit of a mystery even to insiders. "This has never been put to an FCC vote, it was just announced," says Ajit Pai, one of the FCC's five commissioners (and one of its two Republicans). "I've never had any input into the process," adds Pai, who brought the story to the public's attention in a Wall Street Journal column last week.

I would only agree to this if it meant the Kardashians would no longer be in the news every. single. day.:isurrender:

Quit watching TMZ, that doesn't count as news!

Didn't take long for the FCC to figure this was a terrible idea:First Amendment Victory! FCC Pulls Plug on News Monitoring Program | Independent Journal Review