If I intentionally deceive a person for monetary gain, it is fraud and it is a crime
How can news broadcast companies deceive millions of people for monetary gain and it is not a crime?
In 1986, under Reagan Administration, the Fairness Doctrine of 1949 was removed from FCC regulations. Afterwards there was no real law that penalized broadcast companies
The Fairness Doctrine was because of the lessons of the Fall of the Weimer Republic
The Doctrine required public news broadcasts on matter of public import to be factual or broadcasting corporation would face fines and possible license revocation
If there was a political opinion, there needed to be "some" time given to another reasonable political opinion
Truth is critical to democracy. Without the facts, we can't reach solutions