Comments on: Waxman Wants A Media Bailout http://melissablogs.com/2009/12/02/waxman-wants-a-media-bailout/ Information Pollination Fri, 25 May 2012 05:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DaveR http://melissablogs.com/2009/12/02/waxman-wants-a-media-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-17667 DaveR Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:08:37 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=15308#comment-17667 If they want to bail out "journalism" the Breitbart, Ms. Giles, Beck, Mrs. Clouthier, et al should be getting all the money. THEY are doing what all the big newspapers USED to do. But then that's not what Wax-me-man is talking about, now is it? If they want to bail out “journalism” the Breitbart, Ms. Giles, Beck, Mrs. Clouthier, et al should be getting all the money. THEY are doing what all the big newspapers USED to do.

But then that’s not what Wax-me-man is talking about, now is it?

]]> By: O Bloody Hell http://melissablogs.com/2009/12/02/waxman-wants-a-media-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-17643 O Bloody Hell Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:29:11 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=15308#comment-17643 > Waxman praised the record of “independent” reporting in U.S. history and said it has implications for democracy. The mantle of independent reporting in the USA isn't carried by corporate media giants -- it's carried by bloggers. Which of these two more closely resembles Ben Franklin and his journalistic peers -- The (New York Times Corporation), or (Dr. Clothier, No Oil For Pacifists, Dr. Sanity, and Fausta)?? Crap, even include garbage like The Daily Kos and Firedoglake if you want in the latter. It's still the heritage of <b>independent thought and action</b>, rather than a top-down enforced heirarchy of edited positions. > Waxman praised the record of “independent” reporting in U.S. history and said it has implications for democracy.

The mantle of independent reporting in the USA isn’t carried by corporate media giants — it’s carried by bloggers.

Which of these two more closely resembles Ben Franklin and his journalistic peers — The (New York Times Corporation), or (Dr. Clothier, No Oil For Pacifists, Dr. Sanity, and Fausta)??

Crap, even include garbage like The Daily Kos and Firedoglake if you want in the latter. It’s still the heritage of independent thought and action, rather than a top-down enforced heirarchy of edited positions.

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