Comments on: Does the Religious Right Get More TV Coverage than Mainline Christians? http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/03/does-the-religious-right-get-more-tv-coverage-than-mainline-christians.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/03/does-the-religious-right-get-more-tv-coverage-than-mainline-christians.html/comment-page-1#comment-1243 Rob Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=857#comment-1243 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...<br/><br/>Religious figures on news/talk shows...I cant say I favor that at all, but there's no rule against it. <br/><br/>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? <br/><br/>Besides, who would enforce this "equal access"? The government? <br/><br/>OH, dear. That would be a fabulous step (or gigantic leap) in the wrong direction.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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. 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.

]]> By: Alice http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/03/does-the-religious-right-get-more-tv-coverage-than-mainline-christians.html/comment-page-1#comment-1240 Alice Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=857#comment-1240 As a UCC member, thank you for posting about this. As a UCC member, thank you for posting about this.

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