"fairness doctrine" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the fairness doctrine [canonical]
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  1. (US, broadcasting, historical) A policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949 and abolished in 1987, requiring the holders of broadcast licenses (i) to present controversial issues of public importance and (ii) to do so in an honest, equitable and balanced manner. Wikipedia link: fairness doctrine Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-fairness_doctrine-en-name-wSAyEWA9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: broadcasting, media
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