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The '''mainstream media''' consist primarily of those media organs that existed in the [[United States of America]] prior to 1987, and especially any of those media organs that continue to exist today.
== Background of the definition ==
In 1987, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] voted 4-0 to revoke, and cancel their enforcement of, the [[Fairness Doctrine]]. That doctrine mandated that if any opinion considered "controversial" were ever discussed on the public airwaves, the station over which that opinion aired was required to give [[equal time]] to any person wishing to reply. However, the FCC never set a standard about ''interpretations'' of current events that might be disputable, nor even examined that issue.
With the revocation of the Fairness Doctrine, [[radio]] and [[television]] stations were now permitted to air any opinion or interpretation of the news, no matter how "controversial," without regard to the giving of "equal time."
On [[August 1]], [[1988]], a new radio commentator named [[Rush Limbaugh]] began [[broadcast]]ing in national [[syndication]]. The [[alternative media]] was born.
== List of mainstream media organs ==
The mainstream media are operationally considered to consist of the following organs:
* [[The New York Times]]
* [[The Washington Post]]
* [[The Boston Globe]]
* [[The Los Angeles Times]]
* [[The Wall Street Journal]]<ref>The inclusion of ''The Wall Street Journal'' might strike some media observers as strange, until one remembers that, though its editorial board is [[conservative]] on most issues (except for immigration), its [[city room]] is definitely [[liberal]] in orientation and coverage of the news.</ref>
* All major, standard-newspaper-format dailies that have existed since before the Fairness Doctrine repeal.
* [[CBS]]-TV
* [[NBC]]-TV
* [[ABC]]-TV
* [[National Public Radio]]
* [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]]
== References and notes ==
<references/>
[[Category:Media]]
== Background of the definition ==
In 1987, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] voted 4-0 to revoke, and cancel their enforcement of, the [[Fairness Doctrine]]. That doctrine mandated that if any opinion considered "controversial" were ever discussed on the public airwaves, the station over which that opinion aired was required to give [[equal time]] to any person wishing to reply. However, the FCC never set a standard about ''interpretations'' of current events that might be disputable, nor even examined that issue.
With the revocation of the Fairness Doctrine, [[radio]] and [[television]] stations were now permitted to air any opinion or interpretation of the news, no matter how "controversial," without regard to the giving of "equal time."
On [[August 1]], [[1988]], a new radio commentator named [[Rush Limbaugh]] began [[broadcast]]ing in national [[syndication]]. The [[alternative media]] was born.
== List of mainstream media organs ==
The mainstream media are operationally considered to consist of the following organs:
* [[The New York Times]]
* [[The Washington Post]]
* [[The Boston Globe]]
* [[The Los Angeles Times]]
* [[The Wall Street Journal]]<ref>The inclusion of ''The Wall Street Journal'' might strike some media observers as strange, until one remembers that, though its editorial board is [[conservative]] on most issues (except for immigration), its [[city room]] is definitely [[liberal]] in orientation and coverage of the news.</ref>
* All major, standard-newspaper-format dailies that have existed since before the Fairness Doctrine repeal.
* [[CBS]]-TV
* [[NBC]]-TV
* [[ABC]]-TV
* [[National Public Radio]]
* [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]]
== References and notes ==
<references/>
[[Category:Media]]