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I didn’t know that Rupert Murdoch had to become a U.S. citizen to own a U.S. newspaper. So precedents for old school media but of course the problem is new media not needing physical distribution that can be readily monitored.



Good thing that rule was in place, otherwise it could have opened the door for some unscrupulous person profiting off of national division and disharmony.


Sarcasm aside, it was the end of the fairness doctrine that led to this era.




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