The notion that the days of right-wing dominance of the airwaves may well be numbered is rapidly becoming a reality.

A lot of liberals dismiss the right-wing shock jocks with disdain. O’Connor takes them seriously — and at their word. That is how he came to write this provocative book about the top ten purveyors of hate speech on the airwaves.

News Dissector Danny Schechter interviews journalist Rory O’Connor about his new book “Shock Jocks: Hate Speech & Talk Radio,” available from Alternet.org.

Leading hard-right conservatives, led by their talk radio “shock jock” shock troops, have been worrying aloud about the supposed return of the long-defunct Fairness Doctrine.