Tell the FCC: Talk Radio Is Not 'Bonafide News!'

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[Commentary] Is talk radio the same as "bonafide news"?

More than three-quarters of the American public say no, according to Pew Research, and one would think an agency sworn to protect the public interest and its airwaves would agree with that vast majority. But will Tom Wheeler, nominated to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, choose to put the public interest first, or will his FCC continue to simply turn a blind eye, as the agency has done since the Reagan administration?


Tell the FCC: Talk Radio Is Not 'Bonafide News!'