Senator To Investigate “Imbalance” Of Talk Radio
So, here’s the fodder:
Last week the Fodder team pointed out Mark Ramsey’s great radio blog – he just recently weighed into the Fairness Doctrine debate by pointing out this item from the Daily Digest of Talk radio:
“U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) told Dial-Global syndicated talker Bill Press during an interview on this morning’s (2/5) show that she and Senate colleagues plan to hold investigative hearings into what she termed the “structural imbalance” of political Talk radio…”
Of course, this all relates to Loose Kannon’s original piece concerning the Fairness Doctrine. Read his post here.
P.S. The Fodder team wants to mention the passing of one of the great talk radio hosts of all time. Radio giant and family friend “Chicago” Eddie Schwartz signed off this past week.
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I’ve read somewhere about a report on structural imbalance of political talk radio which says that 91 percent of weekday talk radio is actually conservative. Meaning we are not getting balanced ideas and conversation although progressive talk is making inroads on commercial stations. Still, right-wing talk reigns supreme on America’s airwaves.
Opinions are funny things. We seek out those that fit our own core values. We tend to filter out opinions that don’t confirm our core values. It’s similar to the way we choose our friends — because we share common values.
Typically I listen to talk radio for a few minutes on the way to work and the entire way home. What I’ve noticed is that all the major and even minor talk-radio stations that deal in political commentary or analysis are very staunchly Republican. I wonder why daily.
Radio is part of the free enterprise system and exists on ratings numbers and advertising sales. For various reasons, conservatives are more likely to become listeners, than liberals. Conservatives tend to like to discuss political matters, current events, economics and ideas and liberals often prefer to talk about specific candidates and campaigns.