Media polarization in the United States
Subject in Politics
Media polarization in the United States has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark says the current media landscape proves that a free-for-all market does not deliver good information to the public.
“And I think the current media landscape is just complete proof positive of that, that if you just let it all go free for all”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine Worked (Jun 13, 2026) · Listen from 53:35
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant argues that abolishing the doctrine opened the door to degraded news standards, underserved minority viewpoints, and polarization.
“You know, getting rid of it basically opened the door for what we have today, which is a degraded new standard, minority viewpoints that aren't necessarily covered”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine Worked (Jun 13, 2026) · Listen from 52:03
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine WorkedStuff You Should Know · Jun 13, 2026 · 53 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant trace the history of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine, from early radio regulation to its 1987 abandonment and debated legacy.