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It is appropriate for the President of the United States to make appearances on late night talk shows. The American audience is increasingly fragmented. If there are people tuned into Late Night Shows that aren't tuned into NPR or PBS, any public figures with an agenda to push will want to be seen there.

I read print newspapers. I canceled my subscription a couple weeks ago but miss it terribly already. amNY and Metro are poor substitutes and I may have to re-subscribe.

I prefer Twitter to Facebook.

Fox News is not "fair and balanced."

Twitter is not a fad.

TechCrunch should not have published internal Twitter documents leaked to them by a hacker. I don't have the answer to this question, but would it be legal to publish something that was stolen out of a bricks and mortar business HQ?

Twitter does not promote narcissism.

Blogs are not credible sources of news. Just as the "some of them are" argument is used so prolifically on this issue (just browse the member opinions), I'm subscribing to the "A hell of a lot of them aren't" contention. And if it's a comparison between news outlets people are into, "Blogs are credible sources of news" statement does not mean the same as "TV/Radio/Print are credible sources of news."

Facebook merits a higher valuation than MySpace. Back in November, my reasoning for favoring MySpace was that it "has the clear revenue model...and appears poised to be an innovative player in the [music] industry." About Facebook I asked "Is an ad model enough?" Maybe, maybe not, but the dramatic difference in momentum between Facebook (building) and MySpace (leveling) is enough to tip the scales in its favor. They just need to establish a sales force and it's off to the races....

Public broadcasting is the most reliable source for television and radio news. Everything else is produced primarily to boost ratings.

The Pulitzer Prizes are still relevant. They're more relevant than ever before. The investigative reporting highlights how necessary some newspaper coverage is.

"The O'Reilly Factor" is the best Fox News evening program. I'm entering the no-spin zone

Social networking web sites are not a fad.

The Internet has had a positive effect on journalism. when the dust settles...

Hulu merits a higher valuation than YouTube. it dominates.

The government should not provide financial assistance to the print journalism industry. Interesting concept. The NPR/PBS model has stood up well over time. I think the journalism industry will figure itself out before its requires such a drastic turn.

Google should attempt to acquire Twitter. There's a market for micro-blogging, yes? And Twitter owns it. Just as there was a huge market for online video - which YouTube owned/owns - Google's strategic advantage is that they can afford to enter, and immediately dominate, micro-blogging.

National evening news broadcasts should expand to an hour-long format. ...as long as the content was newsworthy.

Ross Douthat is a good replacement for William Kristol at the New York Times. Anyone is a good replacement for Bill Kristol...Douhat is a fantastic replacement. Take the reins, Ross, and lead that pathetically battered party in the right direction,

CNBC is not a credible financial news network. They do an ok job of reporting how many points the DOW dropped in a single day, but never would I rely on their analysis or commentary for managing my personal finances.

Newspaper organizations are necessary to maintain journalistic standards. We'll find out pretty soon here if the doomsday reports about the #SF-Chron's financial situation are true.

Online news should not be free. You think investigative reporting pays for itself? You think budgets for Iraq News Bureaus grow on trees? This is the kind of reporting that will always need to be funded and sustained and if/when ever advertising permanently ditches print news orgs. the

The New York Post's chimpanzee cartoon is racist. obviously. Is there any question? I don't think this is the issue. It's NY Post issuing an apology, or firing its cartoonist.

For-profit media has no impact on journalism. Look at European journalism...most of it is for-profit too and it's a complete joke. It doesn't matter how it's funded, as long as journalists and reporters are committed to upholding independence and vigilance in their pursuit of the truth.

Newspapers should be publicly financed. It's not as necessary to independent journalism as PBS was to TV and NPR was to radio, but I think it would be an interesting experiment. At the very least, you get qualify reporting on par with the best major dailies and nothing more. Beyond that, it mig

American news media coverage of the Gaza Crisis has favored Israel. Compared to the independent international news sources covering the crisis, it's not even close. It's as though American media starts with a premise that Israel are the good guys and Hamas are the bad guys (not something I necessarily disagree with). That

Crowdfunding is a viable way to fund reporting. It is one of several revenue models that news media will need to explore if it expects to survive as an industry. Is it a slam dunk? No, but certainly worth the effort.

The decibel level of television commercials should be regulated. the single greatest threat to the television industry is unregulated decibel levels. Savvvvedd byyyyy Zeeeerooo. Saved-by-zero! Saved by zero!

The new Facebook user interface is better than the old. growing on me

Michelle Obama dresses better than Cindy McCain. I withhold the option to change my stand if Cindy comes out at the RNC looking fine, but after reading about her buttoned-up background in the New Republic this week, I think she'll be covering up too much for my liking.

NBC's coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games was not satisfactory. good first week for swimming, which is boring to watch if not for a historical achievement, and gymnastics. Second week? So bad.

Bloggers should not be allowed to blog anonymously. In a world where people are free to express their opinions without fear of prosecution from their governments, there should be no reason to conceal your identity from Internet. I direct this opinion more at the prominent and influential bloggers who do so

The New Yorker cover featuring Barack and Michelle Obama is effective satire. must we have this kind of discussion every time a provocative magazine cover hits the stands?

Tim Russert's death did merit the media coverage it received. If we to mourn the death of Dick Nixon, surely we can mourn the death of the successor to the men ("Woodstein") that brought him down. Russert was the reigning king of the fourth estate for all the right reasons and none of the wrong. A consummate profes

Checkbook journalism is not an acceptable way to pursue news stories.

Websites should not allow anonymous comments.

Journalists should not reveal the identities of anonymous sources who have misled them. this issue doesn't specify whether or not the sources purposely misled the journalist or not. I'm going to assume that it wasn't on purpose and that the source was just unreliable...in which case, they should never be revealed.

The Vanity Fair photos featuring Miley Cyrus were appropriate. get over it

There should be legal protection for celebrities who are frequent paparazzi targets.

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