It would be great if there was a network to counter foxes lies

[Tribetime]

A network that wasn't controlled by corporations and its sole purpose was to bring down the Republicans... I feel this is the only reason that Trump was elected in the first place is because of Fox News and the whole reason we're in the situation we are today

[yellowdogintexas]

1. Free Speech TV a free channel on Roku

viewer supported progressive news and programming.

You can also access FSTV via their website

[Busterscruggs]

2. Wow!

Thank you! I was worried that our progressive voices had been silenced of late. Our ideas need to be heard by more voters

[GoodRaisin]

6. FSTV doesn't have the necessary viewership to effectively counter the RW lying machine.

I like FSTV and have supported them with donations. To counter Fox lies would require a network which can reach a much broader market capable of competing with Fox News for cable viewership.

[leftstreet]

3. It would be great if someone reinstated the Fairness Doctrine n/t

[MichMan]

8. It never applied to anything but over the air news shows

Not cable programs

[leftstreet]

9. Yes, it was long ago. Now they need to add cable to it n/t

[MichMan]

10. Under what legal grounds?

The argument for the over the air broadcasts was that the government assigned a very limited number of specific frequencies to the individual stations which were issued licenses. In that way it was determined that therefore the public "owned the airwaves"

Cable and Satellite networks don't have any of those constraints, and any government interference with their content would surely be overturned under First Amendment arguments. The same logic would also hold true for print and internet content producers.

Likewise, the former Fairness Doctorine applied to AM/FM broadcasts over the airwaves, but wouldn't for Satellite radio. .

[leftstreet]

16. 1st Amendment doesn't mean speech free of regulation

It means regulation can only be used to protect it

[chowder66]

4. Can't make people watch though. Fairness Doctrine would be better. nt

[GoodRaisin]

7. Especially can't make people watch something that doesn't exist. nt

[Joinfortmill]

5. Yup.

[mvd]

11. Yes that would be nice

MSNBC is better than most but still constrained by big corporations. I haven’t watched them much lately. Any credit given to the President for low unemployment, strong job growth, lower poverty and bankruptcies, and yes the stock market? Or is it all inflation talk?

[brooklynite]

13. You'll be taking up a collection?

If you want something that reaches tens of millions of viewers, you're talking about the kind of money that either comes from corporations or well-meaning billionaires. A streaming platform on Roku isn't going to do it.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. It's a flawed journalistic practice of presenting both sides and often giving equal credance.

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Sometimes there are not two legitimate sides to a discussion and those should be weeded out.



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[Raine]

14. Not going to happen

MSNBC is the only alternative, such as it is.

[multigraincracker]

15. I like TYT network.

Only thing I get on my free service.