Today in Tech History: August 4 Video
Today in Tech History: August 4 Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Molly Wood. It's August 4, 2008, and here's what happened today in technology history. On this date in 1987, the FCC abolished the Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcast licensees in radio and TV to present controversial issues in a manner deemed by the FCC to be honest and balanced. The move came after the Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine was "chilling speech." It's much better to just SAY you're fair and balanced, you see. Also today in 2007, NASA's Phoenix spaceship launched. You know, the Phoenix rover that's landed on Mars in May? It was a pretty long trip. Now it's chilling up there, digging up some chunks of ice. You can even follow it on Twitter. And that's all the updates from space we've got for you today. Get another load of it tomorrow.
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