FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd, who drew heat from groups...
FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd, who drew heat from groups for past stances they say could lead him to support the fairness doctrine, was defended by more than 50 public interest groups Wednesday. In a letter to commissioners…
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and congressional leaders, the groups asked recipients to “speak out against the falsehoods and misinformation that are threatening to derail important work” by the FCC and Congress “on media and technology policies that would benefit all Americans.” Lloyd has told us he doesn’t support the fairness doctrine and never has (CD Aug 17 p6). His work at the commission “should not be hindered by lies and innuendo,” wrote the American Federation of Musicians, Communications Workers of America, Free Press, National Organization for Women, Public Knowledge and others. In an August letter, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Ia., told FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski of concerns about Lloyd. An FCC spokesman didn’t reply to a message Wednesday asking for the agency’s response to Grassley. Also in August, publisher Brad O'Leary criticized Lloyd by citing his work while at the Center for American Progress, where he helped write a 2007 report that found most talk-radio programming is politically conservative.