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  1. 12-02-2009, 08:04 PM #1
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    Democrat: Federal Government Will Be Involved In Shaping The

    Democrat: Federal Government Will Be Involved In Shaping The Future Of American Media

    Sure. Government-run banks. Government-run car companies. Government-run health care. Government-run media.

    What’s the worst that could happen?

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democratic lawmaker predicted on Wednesday that the government will be involved in shaping the future for struggling U.S. media organizations.

    House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, saying quality journalism was essential to U.S. democracy, said eventually government would have to help resolve the problems caused by a failing business model.

    Waxman, other U.S. lawmakers and regulators are looking into various options to help a newspaper industry hurt by the shift in advertising revenues to online platforms.

    Tweaks to the tax code to allow newspapers to spread losses over a greater number of years, providing a nonprofit structure to allow for public and foundation funding, and changes to antitrust laws are being considered by lawmakers and policymakers.

    “Eventually government is going to have to be responsible to help and resolve these issues,â€
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  2. 12-02-2009, 08:20 PM #2
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    Re: Democrat: Federal Government Will Be Involved In Shaping

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    Democrat: Federal Government Will Be Involved In Shaping The Future Of American Media

    Sure. Government-run banks. Government-run car companies. Government-run health care. Government-run media.

    What’s the worst that could happen?http://bit.ly/7bTo4X
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  3. 12-02-2009, 08:21 PM #3
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    Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.

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    quality journalism was essential to U.S. democracy
    LOL at the unintended irony of this statement.
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  4. 12-02-2009, 08:45 PM #4
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    You mean the same media that is bending over for the Obama administration and kissing major behind? Gee, what a surprise. Can the MSM media be any more bias? Will talk radio get some of those funds?
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  5. 12-02-2009, 08:49 PM #5
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    apropos wrote,
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    quality journalism was essential to U.S. democracy


    LOL at the unintended irony of this statement.
    Was it unintended?
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