In Re Complaint of ACCURACY IN
MEDIA, INC. against NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
41 F.C.C.2d 1
RELEASE-NUMBER: FCC 73-537
May 21, 1973 Released
Adopted May 16, 1973
JUDGES:
BY THE COMMISSION: COMMISSIONER
ROBERT E. LEE CONCURRING AND ISSUING A STATEMENT; COMMISSIONER
JOHNSON CONCURRING IN PART AND DISSENTING IN PART AND
ISSUING A STATEMENT IN WHICH COMMISSIONER HOOKS JOINS.
OPINION:
1. The Commission has before
it an Application for Review filed on March 6, 1973 by Accuracy in Media, Inc.
of the ruling of the Broadcast Bureau of February 27, 1973.
2. We have examined the
pleadings herein and believe that the Bureau's ruling was correct.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 1.115(g) of the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, the Application for Review IS DENIED.
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, BEN F. WAPLE, Secretary.
CONCURBY: LEE; JOHNSON (IN PART)
CONCUR:
CONCURRING STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER
ROBERT E. LEE
Today, I concurred with my
colleagues, with the understanding that the Commission will expeditiously
review, and hopefully revise, the fairness doctrine criteria that now must be
met by all interested parties. Such revisions should be designed with the
objective of easing the "burdens" of all parties involved in a fairness
doctrine controversy.
DISSENT:
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JOHNSON
CONCURRING IN PART AND DISSENTING IN PART IN WHICH COMMISSIONER HOOKS JOINS
While I concur in the disposition of
this case, I disagree with the majority finding that complainants have not
presented a controversial issue of public importance.