Media Minutes: November 21, 2008

Media Minutes for November 21, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:00


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A new report documents how conservative talk radio shock jocks create an echo chamber that reaches across the country. And talk of resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine never fails to rile up the conservative base. But there's no plan to bring it back.

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