With the problems of the MSM, with newspapers especially in financial trouble, I expect the next big bailout to be gov’t subsidy of the MSM. They will claim it’s for the first amendment. Obama can come out and say how a free press is vital for a free people, yadda, yadda, yadda, and then save the newspapers so they can become a Pravda like propaganda news service.
The Rocky Mountain News is closing, so Denver is down to one newspaper now. Many other papers in other cities are threatened. I hope I’m wrong but I think they might bail out the MSM. They might even tie it into the whole debate on the fairness doctrine. They could say, well, we need to preserve diversity of opinion, etc. Then, decide to subsidize the MSM to keep them in business.
The MSM has committed wholesale fraud (fabrication of photos, witnesses, documents, annecdotes, quotes).
They aren’t being tuned out for being liberal friendly, they are being rejected because they are dishonest crooks.
I think that every newspaper that has been caught inflating their circulation figures should be required to print above the fold on the front page “this newspaper lies about their ciculation figures to jack up ad rates”.
I agree Dilbert.
I’ve been waiting for this. It’s the obvious next step for the marxist cowards.