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Television news should not entertain as well as inform. Engage, inform and spark inquiry, but that is not "entertainment" in the US is it?

American news media coverage of the Gaza Crisis has been fair. If you include the internet media, then yes, if just the paper media, it is a leaning more pro-Israel and if you are speaking of broadcast media, they seem to be leaning a little more pro-Palestinian. I don't think the avg US citizen knows what to think a

Dunkin' Donuts should not have pulled the ad featuring Rachel Ray. Jihadists? It was a nice scarf ... but hey business is business and perceived associations rule the day. This is how dumb and paranoid many (or most) US citizens have become. God help us!

Paparazzi should not be required to obtain permission from the people they photograph. Just where do you think this type of thinking will lead? Look, we live in a Democratic Republic whose Constitution is based on certain inalienable rights, like freedom of the press. The celebrities need the press just as much as the press needs the celebr

National Public Radio (NPR) is politically biased. hehe, their impartiality is slanted to the left .. duh! (good thing too!)

Fox News is not "fair and balanced." Nooooooo! ... neither is MSNBC. Now really, get a grip.

The FCC should allow white spaces for wireless high-speed Internet access. corporate broadcasters as well as live entertainment groups (sports. theater, concerts, etc) were either too worried about a loss of revenue or unfounded fears of interference or pirating. It was about time we put the bogeyman to rest.

The Vanity Fair photos featuring Miley Cyrus were not appropriate. Art? My a**! At the very least it was exploitive and degrading to all females. Look, this was a publicity stunt, simple as that. Execs knew they were slipping in ratings and Miley needed a boost. Plus she's about to move on and what better way to put your

The FCC should not relax its media ownership rules. Haven't we seen enough of huge conglomerates? How many monopolies have to fail before we get the big picture? Its power to regulate various segments of the communications industries is through the Communications Act of 1934. Much of it's change in focus

MSNBC is politically biased. Off course they are, what a silly question! Every media source, in one form or another is politically biased.

Newspaper organizations are not necessary to maintain journalistic standards. I had a good laugh over this question ... still laughing.

Citizen journalism has a neutral effect on news reporting. The press and associated media will print what they want anyway. citizen journalism is no more or less persuasive than advertising.

Bloggers should not be held responsible for comments posted on their blogs by others. Accountable, no; responsible, no. How is this possible when we don't even do that for the most public of American icons.

Blogs are credible sources of news. Sure there are, you be surprised what you find out where nothing but underwear.

Print newspapers will not become obsolete. Not in my lifetime. They will change, get smaller, focus on smaller markets, but they will still be around.

Internet gambling should not be banned. Last time I looked we were still a free country. I don't gamble, I don't encourage it in others and I don't support casinos anywhere for any reason. But it is not illegal in the air or on sea and the internet is just as ethereal. It should be regulated an

The media is politically biased, but both sides balance one another out. Journalism by it's very nature is as bias as something can get. Diural, it's Latin root word, means "a daily personal record". If you feel journalism should not be biased you are living on the wrong planet and/or probably the wrong genius and species as w

Laws allowing journalists to protect confidential sources should apply to bloggers. Opps I marked "No" by mistake - damn blogger little circle thingys! Get real!

The decibel level of television commercials should be regulated. YES! I hate that and we all know why they do it! They banned subliminal advertising (or did they??!) and they should stop this behavior as well.

Congress should pass the Internet Radio Equality Act. This is all a struggle over the CRB (2007) and the "willing buyer, willing seller" phraseology over royalties. Ultimately this is about who will own the internet and larger issues that revolve around taxes and jurisdiction, revenues and profit (actually t

Consolidation has a negative effect on the media. The more their are, the better the checks and balance in reporting the real and relevant truth and facts. The less there are, the more bias and skewed the truth and facts become.

The New Yorker cover featuring Barack and Michelle Obama is not effective satire. In this case, during a hotly contested DNC campaign between Clinton and Obama, where race and his perceived background were already an issue and bound to get bigger if he won the DNC post? Yeah, stupid and senseless, it was way over the top. Their article

Blogs have no effect on politics. It is just another communication platform, not unlike the phone, mail or talking face to face. It is just much more convenient, faster and more global. People are still going to think what they want, say what they want and form their own opinions. The onl

Political candidates should not allow the media to interview their young children. hands off! In fact I'd make it a mandatory jail sentence to come within 100 feet of them without explicit written consent. Freedom of the press does NOT! include invasion of privacy and harassment!

The U.S. should enact the Free Flow of Information Act. But I do think some forms of internal government and sources need to be protected.

The Fairness Doctrine should not be reinstated. This is one "doctrine" that should be left to history. There was a time in our history where that perhaps made sense. But with the advent of the internet, email, cellular technologies, and greater global communication, it unnecessary and may prove to hamp

Congress should pass legislation to mandate network neutrality on the Internet. Yes, just like we do in the air and on sea. The internet should be protected in the "elemental" sense that is "ethereal" and not physical.

UNKNOWN: Should online news be free?

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

UNKNOWN: Which Fox News evening program is the best?

UNKNOWN: Should Craigslist remove its 'Erotic Services' listings?

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should states charge sales tax for online purchases?

UNKNOWN: Should the government provide financial assistance to the print journalism industry?

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should websites allow anonymous comments?

UNKNOWN: Is it appropriate for the President of the United States to make appearances on late night talk shows?

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