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Advertisements can have artistic value.

The New Yorker cover featuring Barack and Michelle Obama is not effective satire. I absolutely love The New Yorker, even have a subscription; however, even though I understand what the cover was attempting to do, it is misleading and not helping eradicate the mistruths about Barack Obama.

Tim Russert's death did not merit the media coverage it received. Tim Russert's death was sad and shocking, but enough already. After all, he wasn’t any head of state. The media forfeited real news for this one story. And if that weren’t enough, they then compounded the narcissism with lengthy self-examination, asking

There should not be restrictions on advertisements for alcohol. The word "restrictrion" concerns me. Perhaps there should be a change with how the advertisements are created for alcohol consumption.

Journalists should reveal the identities of anonymous sources who have misled them. As long as it can be proven that the sources did actually mislead them.

Current restrictions limiting the concentration of media ownership are not reasonable; there should be greater restriction. When the media is owned by a corporate interest, the ability to sort fact from fiction has been compromised.

The Vanity Fair photos featuring Miley Cyrus were not appropriate. For the simple reason is that this child is being used as a shill in order to sell more magazines. Her handlers should have known it would create controversy and probably wanted it to. Again, she is a child being treated like property.

There should not be legal protection for celebrities who are frequent paparazzi targets. If the celebrities need protection, the expense should come out of their pocket, not the government's pocket.

Print newspapers will become obsolete.

Congress should pass legislation to mandate network neutrality on the Internet.

Dan Rather should sue CBS/Viacom.

XM and Sirius satellite radio should not be allowed to merge.

Reality television has had a negative impact on the quality of programming.

Television news should not entertain as well as inform.

The news media should not cover celebrities' personal lives.

I regularly read blogs using an RSS reader.

Blogs have a positive effect on politics.

There should be a blogger code of conduct.

Bloggers should not be held responsible for comments posted on their blogs by others.

Blogs are credible sources of news.

The Internet should not be regulated by one governing body.

Consolidation has a negative effect on the media.

Internet gambling should not be banned.

The media is politically biased and generally leans to the Right.

Any publisher of leaked information always should have the right to maintain the confidentiality of his source.

UNKNOWN: Which potential First Lady dresses better?

UNKNOWN: Should the Fairness Doctrine be reinstated?

UNKNOWN: Should political candidates allow the media to interview their young children?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. enact the Free Flow of Information Act?

UNKNOWN: Is Fox News "fair and balanced?"

UNKNOWN: Should the decibel level of television commercials be regulated?

UNKNOWN: Should laws allowing journalists to protect confidential sources apply to bloggers?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress pass the Internet Radio Equality Act?

UNKNOWN: Should Dunkin' Donuts have pulled the ad featuring Rachael Ray?

UNKNOWN: Should the FCC relax its media ownership rules?

UNKNOWN: Are newspaper organizations necessary to maintain journalistic standards?

UNKNOWN: Should paparazzi be required to obtain permission from the people they photograph?

UNKNOWN: Is MSNBC politically biased?

UNKNOWN: Should the FCC allow white spaces for wireless high-speed Internet access?

UNKNOWN: What is the effect of "citizen journalism" on news reporting?