Answer :
Final answer:
The fairness doctrine, introduced by the FCC in 1949, failed because it was unenforceable and the government looked for new tax revenue sources.
Explanation:
The statement in the question refers to the fairness doctrine, a policy introduced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1949 that required holders of broadcast licenses to cover controversial issues in a balanced manner. The FCC has not actively enforced the fairness doctrine since 1985, and the last provisions related to it were deemed unenforced by the FCC in recent years. Given that there was no realistic way to enforce it and the government desired a new stream of tax revenue, the fairness doctrine ultimately failed. This contributed to shifts in how media could present information, without needing to provide time for opposing views as the fairness doctrine once mandated.
