It being Sunday there might be a proclivity for a religious tone, and if what I hear is correct conservatives tend to be more religious...Religious figures on news/talk shows...I cant say I favor that at all, but there's no rule against it. I also don't favor "equal access to the air waves from the networks", as Media Matters champions. The networks will eventaully pay a price in viewership if the market doesnt want to see these fundamentalists, right? Besides, who would enforce this "equal access"? The government? OH, dear. That would be a fabulous step (or gigantic leap) in the wrong direction.If the networks are blocking out other religious views, then shame on them. But regulating the airwaves like Media Matters suggests is a BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD IDEA.Far from solving the problem...I can only imagine the possibilities for corruption and over-regulation and litigation stemming from any type of government regulation of viewpoints expressed on TV or radio.
As a UCC member, thank you for posting about this.
Does the Religious Right Get More TV Coverage than Mainline Christians?
Yep. We don’t think there’s any question about it. And the United Church of Christ is trying to do something about it:
Pretending that fundamentalist types are the only Christians out there is a way for the networks to keep the debate simple — just the way they like it. You know: Red State, Blue State, etc. etc.
More power (and coverage) to the UCC.
(Via Street Prophets)
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