Laslo Weger - Media

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The FCC should not strengthen indecency rules regarding broadcast television.

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An unaffiliated political blogger trying to find reason-based solutions to current political problems of the US. It seems more like tilting at windmills than blogging, as most...more...

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Enough with determining what I can and what I cannot hear.

Stand Taken 11/17/2008 3:11 PM

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MSNBC is politcally biased.

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Not that I watch them, but generally, journalism standards are so low nowadays that no network escapes strong bias (leftish in this particular case).

Stand Taken 11/15/2008 2:01 AM

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The Attorney General should not have the authority to bring civil lawsuits against alleged file-sharers.

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This is nothing less than corporations using our tax dollars for their private benefit. Which is wrong (recently I feel the need to clarify this point).

Stand Taken 11/6/2008 5:26 PM

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The Fairness Doctrine should not be reinstated.

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Fairness doctrine had its purpose when media bandwidth was limited. Now, with thousands of cable channels, with infinite number of web sites and blogs, with podcasts, satellite radios and whatnot, any...

Stand Taken 10/14/2008 4:38 PM

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The media does not have a social responsibility to promote positive body images.

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I am tired of people blaming everything and everyone around for their own deficiencies. You have a problem with "media promoted body image"? Stop watching the TV 8 hours a day, you will not even know ...

Stand Taken 8/28/2008 8:09 PM

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The U.S. should enact the Free Flow of Information Act.

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That could be a step towards repairing the abysmal state of the "free media".

Stand Taken 6/18/2008 4:25 PM

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The Internet should not be regulated by one governing body.

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There is absolutely no need for political "governing body." For the technical issues the IETF seems to be perfectly adequate.

Stand Taken 6/8/2008 8:19 PM

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Websites should allow anonymous comments.

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"On the Internet nobody knows you are a dog." It's an oldie (in Internet years), but I would rather keep it this way.

Stand Taken 6/7/2008 8:56 PM

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The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.

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Solid journalism is dead. The reporters nowadays find it so much easier to repeat party lines, press releases and paid "news"...

Stand Taken 6/6/2008 3:14 PM

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There should not be legal protection for celebrities who are frequent paparazzi targets.

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Since they reap the benefits of their popularity, they -- not the taxpayer -- should bear its costs. Moreover, the convenience of the few (the celebrities) is not worth the freedom restrictions for th...

Stand Taken 5/13/2008 4:01 PM

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