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It doesn't cost a dime. you have to have access to a computer terminal. >> this is a multimedia study. they are saying it's critical information needs. there again, so subjective. what will the commission do with the information, how will they utilize it? again, it's the commission that licenses broadcasting. you know, this is something that could be potentially dangerous for america. this is just the freedom doctrine 2.0. >> i would expect that no news room in this country would let a government monitor into it. i can't, i don't know any news organizations that would. what are you going to do...

Information needs? who is decides what is a critical information need? critical information need is concept you have in kiev or moscow. you don't have it in the united states. martha: wow. charles krauthamer reacting to this proposed fcc plan to study newsrooms to monitor what kinds of stories are being covered. whether or not the voices of some producers are not being heard in the room. krauthamer is hardly alone in his concern here. the fcc chairman responded to the firestorm this created, telling the house energy and commerce committee says his agency has no intention, of his opinion polici...

Frightened. the government should not as a general rule be any part of journalism. >> that is exactly what the federal communications commission or fcc wants to do send investigators into television and radio stations to ask questions like, what is the new philosophy of the station, who decides which stories are covered. the purpose of the multi market study of critical information needs is to determine how media outlets pick their story whether there is a perceived as and how responsive stations are to under served populations. news of the projects so unnerved a group of house republicans the...

Shannon? >> reporter: well, megyn, the federal communications, or fcc wants to send questions in to the radio stations, who decides which stories are covered? well, the stated purpose of what is being called the market study for critical information needs is to determine how media outlets make editorial decisions and how much time they're spending on several key topics the fcc is concerned about, like the environment. news about this proposed project so unnerved a group of house republicans that they sent the fcc chairman, tom wheeler, a letter saying this is a startling disregard for the bedr...

Shannon? >> reporter: well, megyn, the federal communications, or fcc wants to send questions in to the radio stations, who decides which stories are covered? well, the stated purpose of what is being called the market study for critical information needs is to determine how media outlets make editorial decisions and how much time they're spending on several key topics the fcc is concerned about, like the environment. news about this proposed project so unnerved a group of house republicans that they sent the fcc chairman, tom wheeler, a letter saying this is a startling disregard for the bedr...