Viewpoint Diversity Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine
An article titled "Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine is forthcoming in the George Mason Law Review. A draft of the article is available, and feedback is welcome.
The article explores the analogy between the Fairness Doctrine and viewpoint diversity requirements. The opening sections of the article draw this analogy, while another section explains how problems with the Fairness Doctrine may also arise with viewpoint diversity requirements.
The material below omits the footnotes; if you want to see the footnotes—or read the whole draft at once—you can read this PDF.
Author's summary: Exploring viewpoint diversity and the Fairness Doctrine.