Struggling media will need government help: US congressman

BREITBART ^ | Dec 2 04:35 PM US/Eastern [2009] | Breitbart

[StACase]

The newspaper industry is suffering "market failure" and the government will need to help preserve serious journalism essential to democracy, an influential US congressman said Wednesday. "The newspapers my generation has taken for granted are facing a structural threat to the business model that has sustained them," said Representative Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California.

[StACase]

Besides Waxman's obvious assault on a free press, newspapers like the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel are failing because of their bias. So far since "Climategate" has erupted the Urinal as we like to call it here in town, has run two stories and a cartoon. Which is to their credit, but much of what has happened goes unreported their pages.

[FormerACLUmember]

Waxman urinates on our Constitutionally protected civil rights each and every day in every way.

[Lazamataz]

The newspaper industry is suffering "market failure" and the government will need to help preserve serious journalism essential to democracy, an influential US congressman said Wednesday.

Wonderful idea!

We could call them Pravda and Isvestia!

[AlexW]

Yes, Waxman loves the papers, as they are all Marxist, like him.

Other then that, I have to say that the internet and cable TV doom the newspaper industry.

Even if newspapers were fair and balanced, I have to question their ability to stay in business.
They are the buggy whip of media and information.

[gov_bean_ counter]

The internet has returned news reporting to the days where there was a printing press (website/blog) on every street corner. I say the more the better.

[Texas Jack]

This is a good example of why socialism, communism, Marxism, and all of the other collective types of government are bad for the economy and the citizens.

The politicians invest the taxpayer's hard-earned money in enterprises that are unwanted, unneeded, or, are just too inefficient to survive in the market.

This is the reason that I have been telling my friends for some time that there won't be any "space program" once the US is socialized. The politicians logic will be, "Why spend billions of rockets that don't vote, when we can spend half that much on New Orleans slum dwellers and guarantee votes for our reelection?"

[230FMJ]

Commissar Waxman wants to make sure you get only the truth, which will be whatever Commissar Waxman says the truth is.

Unbelievable!

[1776 Reborn]

“The newspapers my generation has taken for granted are facing a structural threat to the business model that has sustained them,” said Representative Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California”

These newspapers are as relevant or vital as he is as a congressman. Let’s get rid of both instead.

[chadwimc]

Cincinnati’s daily paper is failing. I stopped reading it several years ago. There is simply “nothing there”. The “news” is cut and pasted from wire services(with the same typos). The editors may be somewhere in India...

[libertylover]

We cannot risk the loss of an informed public and all that means because of this market [liberal] failure," he said.

There, that's more truthful.

[Scotsman will be Free]

I predicited this months ago. I am not surprised.

[1776 Reborn]

“There is simply “nothing there”. The “news” is cut and pasted from wire services(with the same typos). The editors may be somewhere in India...”

Same thing all over. Any media that is dependent on paper, printing presses, and a physical delivery system is doomed.

[traditional1]

The State-Run-Media will now use TAXPAYER dollars to fund its propoganda machine?

I'm shocked, I tell ya, really SHOCKED! /sarc

[anglian]

McClatchy addresses $77 million loss to pension fund due to fraud http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/2009/12/mcclatchy-addresses-77-million-pension.html

[6SJ7]

Waxman; the Phantom of the Opera Menace.

[mosesdapoet]

Its time to “paper” Waxman’s district
http://www.theusmat.com/

[rod1]

Wait a minute, I think that newspapers are behind the horse and buggy for getting any bailouts.
Both are about as relevant these days.

[rod1]

Who knew that Area 51’s secrete has been right in front of our eyes (in Congress).

[CPOSharky]

Where was Waxman when the buggy whip business was going under?

[Nateman]

Waxman not only wants to subsidize the state run media but shut down the opposition as well. He's a poster boy for term limits and should be thrown in jail for violation of his swearing in oath.