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Media Bias blog
Taxpayer-Funded Broadcasting, Ten Questions and the Honest AnswersTen questions on public broadcasting: the 1967 Act, PBS and NPR, rural stations, the market and First Amendment arguments, and what to concede.How to Evaluate Any News Source With a Twelve-Point ChecklistTwelve questions, grouped and explained, that work on any outlet from any side: ownership, sourcing, corrections, headlines, single studies and cross-checks.The Founders' Partisan Press Was Far Nastier Than Anything on Your FeedThe first generation of Americans ran openly partisan papers and thought that was healthy. Their story is a cure for nostalgia about a neutral press.The Fairness Doctrine From 1949 to 1987 and Why Its Repeal Still MattersA government rule once told broadcasters what balance meant. Here is how it began, why it ended, and who gets to decide fairness if it ever returns.