Nearly 50 percent of American's feel the government should require radio and TV stations to offer a balanced amount of liberal and conservative commentary.
That's according to a study by Rasmussen Reports. 71 percent say it's still possible to hear any political view in the media today.

If you want "fair and balanced" news, I've always felt you can find it on the radio, TV, print or on-line…it depends where you look (and listen) and what your political viewpoints are. If you want it, you'll find it.

Spokane has several conservative leaning radio stations, and one liberal (Air America).
Should the government mandate a fifty-fifty balance of conservative and liberal air time? What say you?

-dan

What's the point of forcing anybody to watch or listen to something they obviously don't care to? If they did the ratings would be high and everybody would be rushing to keep up with the demand.

Availability of something directly reflects the current market for it. When a cowboy movie is a big hit suddenly everybody's making cowboy movies. Then, when a hit science fiction movie comes out, they make science fiction and no cowboy movies for awhile. Things go in and out of fashion and it's normal.

If people favoring equal time get their way, will they feel the same way in a few years when the mood shifts and Rush Limbaugh is forced on us when we'd rather hear/see something else?