Fines for far more than that have been imposed.
Freedom of the printed Press is a different matter.
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=FCC+fined+radio+station+for+shock+jock#q=FCC+fines+radio+station+for+shock+jock&hl=en&prmd=iv&ei=mPKdTMv_H8KBlAfK94CnCg&start=10&sa=N&fp=8d9c50a61d5b9175
Deliberately deceiving the public and causing a panic is far more deleterious to the public airways than indecency. Fox News should be fined for deception.
Fines for far more than that have been imposed. Freedom of the printed Press is a different matter. http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=FCC+fined+radio+station+for+shock+jock#q=FCC+fines+radio+station+for+shock+jock&hl=en&prmd=iv&ei=mPKdTMv_H8KBlAfK94CnCg&start=10&sa=N&fp=8d9c50a61d5b9175 Deliberately deceiving the public and causing a panic is far more deleterious to the public airways than indecency. Fox News should be fined for deception.