Truthseeker: Does Equal Time Apply to Print, Too

Truthseeker: I love what Mary said. I often think she sounds very over the top, but this is a very rational, well, thought out piece. If she is given space in the Press and does run for something, isn’t that a paper’s right? Didn’t Mike Kennedy enjoy the benefit of having Huckleberries as a public forum on the Spokesman’s Blog? (which, I thought was great) I suppose the paper itself has to live with it’s own decision. I’m curious if “equal time” rights apply to print media as on television. Can anyone answer that?

DFO: MikeK understood and used this forum as well as anyone as he successfully planned and then ran for higher office. He ran an outstanding campaign and woulda won, with or without Huckleberries Online. However, I believe, this forum helped him. Mary has had some rough patches here, mainly b/c she was so focused on her loss to MikeK, at first. (Can’t recall third candidates name.) However, she’s recovered and holds her own here. Dan of the County is the master at using this forum. Then, he’s half computer geek like the rest of us. I’ve often wondered why other elected officials don’t take advantage of this forum to promote their ideas and inadvertently themselves. Mebbe they’re intimidated by the instant feedback that happens here. (BTW, to answer your question directly, Truthseeker, the print media is not obligated to provide equal time to candidates as the TV industry is. However, at HBO, we have all the space in the world to do so.