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The Fairness Doctrine should not be reinstated.

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

Fox News is "fair and balanced".

MSNBC is politically biased.

The government should not provide financial assistance to the print journalism industry.

Congress should not pass legislation to mandate network neutrality on the Internet.

American news media coverage of the Gaza Crisis has favored Palestine.

Newspapers should not be publicly financed.

NBC should have rejected PETA's Super Bowl advertisement.

It is not appropriate for the President of the United States to make appearances on late night talk shows.

I do not feel secure using Craigslist for transactions.

I prefer Facebook to Twitter.

Print newspapers will become obsolete. With the advent of the internet and the free exchange of ideas aside from print media, newpapers that don't/won't adapt will fail.

Websites should not allow anonymous comments. It is easy to take opposing postions when your identity is hidden - take for example the KKK, PETA, ELF, ALF and other such groups.

UNKNOWN: What effect do blogs have on politics?

UNKNOWN: Are blogs credible sources of news?

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: Should the decibel level of television commercials be regulated?

UNKNOWN: Is the New Yorker cover featuring Barack and Michelle Obama effective satire?

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

UNKNOWN: Should Congress pass the Internet Radio Equality Act?

UNKNOWN: How does consolidation affect the media?

UNKNOWN: Should Internet gambling be banned?

UNKNOWN: Should television news entertain as well as inform?

UNKNOWN: Were the Vanity Fair photos featuring Miley Cyrus appropriate?

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: Should there be legal protection for celebrities who are frequent paparazzi targets?

UNKNOWN: Should bloggers be held responsible for comments posted on their blogs by others?

UNKNOWN: Should the news media cover celebrities' personal lives?

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should states charge sales tax for online purchases?

UNKNOWN: Did the American news media appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq?

UNKNOWN: Is the New York Post's chimpanzee cartoon racist?

UNKNOWN: Do Don Imus' comments regarding the Rutgers women's basketball team warrant his termination?

UNKNOWN: Does the media have a social responsibility to promote positive body images?