Enemy of the People: The Ghost of the F.C.C. Fairness Doctrine in the Age of Alternative Facts

<p>The<span> </span>FCC<span> </span>Fairness<span> </span>Doctrine<span> </span>required<span> </span>that<span> </span>all<span> </span>major<span> </span>broadcasting<span> </span>outlets spend equal time covering both sides of all controversial issues of national importance.<span> </span>The<span> </span>Fairness<span> </span>Doctrine<span> </span>remained<span> </span>the<span> </span>standard<span> </span>for<span> </span>decades<span> </span>before it stopped being enforced during the…