Northwest Arkansas Times questions Telecom board subcommittee's discussion of creating a fairness committee

 Northwest Arkansas Times questions merits of fairness committee for government channel

Merits of Fairness city Committee debated
BY MARSHA L. MELNICHAK Northwest Arkansas Times
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/News/68173
Would a fairness committee for Fayetteville’s Government Channel be fair? Is it common sense or a challenge to the First Amendment? The Policies and Procedures subcommittee of the city’s Telecommunications Board is preparing a proposal that would establish a Fairness Committee to “monitor all Government Channel programming for adherence to the policy regarding coverage, priority and procedure.”