The Communications Act of 1934 is United States legislation that transfers the Federal Radio Commission’s authority over radio regulation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which was newly formed under the Act’s provisions. This act gave the government influence over technologies that did not exist at that time, including television and the internet . So really the FCC wanted to control the things that was said on the air and on the internet. The Communications Act of 1934 was important because how it allows the fcc to be able to enforce future regulations. 2. The Fairness Doctrine The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was—in the Commission's view—honest, equitable, and balanced. How it came about And why was it important. In the Radio Act of 1927, Congress dictated that the FCC should only issue broadcast licenses when doing so serves the public interest. In 1949, the FCC interpreted this more strictly to mean that licensees should include discussions of matters of public importance in their broadcasts, and that they should do so in a fair manner. The Fairness …show more content…
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