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Online news should not be free. Some of it can be. But it's up to those who create it to figure out how they're going to absorb the costs (or make profit).
Consolidation has a negative effect on the media.
Non-profit funding is a viable way to sustain news organizations. We already have it, and it appears to work. (But, of course, only a few, not as a model for the industry.)
The New York Post's chimpanzee cartoon is racist. I have no idea if it was intentional. Don't put them in jail. But it certainly appears to cross the line.
Blogs are credible sources of news. Some are, some aren't. Just like the real world.
Print newspapers will not become obsolete. They'll decrease in circulation, and also become available online. But I think (hope) that there will always be a segment of our society who want and are willing to pay for the print version.
The government should not provide financial assistance to the print journalism industry. I think it's like church and state. There has to be a wall, or the journalism is compromised.
Newspaper organizations are not necessary to maintain journalistic standards. Turns out the medium isn't the message. News stories aren't dependent on the physical format of newspapers. HOWEVER - the existing model has worked well for journalism, and some sort of arbiter, if not gatekeeper, is still required, if we are ever going to sort through all this stuff. This can be a model of peer feedback, but there has to be some mechanism, or all the trash will rise to the top. SOME "organization" is necessary.
It is appropriate for the President of the United States to make appearances on late night talk shows.
Jon Stewart's criticism of CNBC was appropriate.
Newspapers should not be publicly financed.
The U.S. should enact the Free Flow of Information Act.
The decibel level of television commercials should be regulated. Hear, hear!
The FCC should not relax its media ownership rules.
Congress should pass legislation to mandate network neutrality on the Internet. It will require exceptions and explanations for certain types of uses.
Don Imus' comments regarding the Rutgers women's basketball team do not warrant his termination. Free speech includes the right to be tasteless.
The Fairness Doctrine should not be reinstated.
UNKNOWN: Should Craigslist remove its 'Erotic Services' listings?
UNKNOWN: Do you feel secure using Craigslist for transactions?
UNKNOWN: Which evening network news anchor do you trust most?
UNKNOWN: Is Diane Sawyer a good replacement for Charles Gibson as anchor of ABC World News?
UNKNOWN: Which online video hub merits a higher valuation?
Newspapers should not be publicly financed.
Newspaper organizations are not necessary to maintain journalistic standards. Turns out the medium isn't the message. News stories aren't dependent on the physical format of newspapers. HOWEVER - the existing model has worked well for journalism, and some sort of arbiter, if not gatekeeper, is still required, if we are ever going to sort through all this stuff. This can be a model of peer feedback, but there has to be some mechanism, or all the trash will rise to the top. SOME "organization" is necessary.
UNKNOWN: Which social network merits a higher valuation?
UNKNOWN: Is Fox News "fair and balanced?"
UNKNOWN: Is MSNBC politically biased?
Online news should not be free. Some of it can be. But it's up to those who create it to figure out how they're going to absorb the costs (or make profit).
UNKNOWN: Should Google attempt to acquire Twitter?
UNKNOWN: Is CNBC a credible financial news network?
UNKNOWN: Are social networking web sites a fad?
UNKNOWN: Which Fox News evening program is the best?
UNKNOWN: Is the media politically biased?
UNKNOWN: What effect do blogs have on politics?
UNKNOWN: Should political candidates allow the media to interview their young children?
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: Should Internet gambling be banned?
UNKNOWN: Should television news entertain as well as inform?