Posted on 10/07/2009 8:49:30 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
It all sounds so innocent and good-governmenty: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop Dec. 1 and 2 concerning "How will journalism survive the Internet age?" An assembly of editors, owners, government officials, consumer advocates, advertisers and others is scheduled to discuss a dozen topics. Three ought to make the hair stand up on the necks of every journalist and anybody else who cares about the survival of freedom of the press:
» Are new or changed government policies needed to support optimal amounts and types of journalism, including public affairs coverage?
» Should the tax code be modified to provide special status or tax breaks to all or certain types of news organizations?
» Should the federal government provide additional funding for news organizations?
The short answer to all three of these seemingly innocuous questions posed by federal regulators is: No and Hell No! The longer answer is no less simple: There is nothing in the Constitution -- zero, nada -- that authorizes government to fund private news organizations, to choose "certain types of news organizations" for special tax favors, or to define what are "optimal amounts and types of journalism," most especially not including "public affairs coverage."
We have to fight marxist socialism. The FCC and FTC are simply institutions they have control of. Winning the next election (which I doubt will take place or be honest) will not solve the problem since these people have infiltrated and infected the body politic and our institutions. There needs to be a purge in this country, these people need to be newtered so they don’t reproduce...
1. VOTE THEM OUT!
2. KEEP THEM OUT!
I hate to think!
I have to wonder if I am breaking the law (or regulation) just now. What sort of credentials will they require to post or comment on news?
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