Comments on: Obama Open To Bailing Out Newspapers http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/09/21/obama-open-to-bailing-out-newspapers/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chodeo http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/09/21/obama-open-to-bailing-out-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-344916 Chodeo Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:05:55 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=20362#comment-344916 Where, from that interview with Obama, can you possibly get the idea that he favors bailing out the newspaper industry? And where do you get the idea that Obama will bailout any industry? Have you forgotten that it was George W. Bush who signed the most egregious of bailouts, TARP, into law? And that it was also championed at the time by John McCain, who "suspended his campaign" so that he could whip votes for the bill? It's funny, you've laid out this defense of the blogosphere, noting that it isn't just a cauldron for fear mongering and untruth, in order to support an entirely misleading and untruthful premise. Irony anyone? Where, from that interview with Obama, can you possibly get the idea that he favors bailing out the newspaper industry? And where do you get the idea that Obama will bailout any industry? Have you forgotten that it was George W. Bush who signed the most egregious of bailouts, TARP, into law? And that it was also championed at the time by John McCain, who “suspended his campaign” so that he could whip votes for the bill?

It’s funny, you’ve laid out this defense of the blogosphere, noting that it isn’t just a cauldron for fear mongering and untruth, in order to support an entirely misleading and untruthful premise. Irony anyone?

]]> By: Jimbo http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/09/21/obama-open-to-bailing-out-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-344819 Jimbo Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:55:42 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=20362#comment-344819 Speaking of fact checking and Dan Rather... http://www.employeerightspost.com/2009/07/articles/fraud/dan-rather-wins-round-in-fraud-case-against-cbs/ It's not over yet. Speaking of fact checking and Dan Rather…
http://www.employeerightspost.com/2009/07/articles/fraud/dan-rather-wins-round-in-fraud-case-against-cbs/

It’s not over yet.

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]]> By: Vast http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/09/21/obama-open-to-bailing-out-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-344727 Vast Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:28:59 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=20362#comment-344727 "I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in context, that what you will end up getting is people shouting at each other across the void but not a lot of mutual understanding" While I somewhat agree with this statement, I don't believe that print or even televised news media have a lock on the market for fact-checking. Bailing out print is a bad idea as you point out Doug, because it would be like trying to bailout Betamax tapes. Newspapers are old news, especially when it comes to national and international level coverage. Newspapers will continue to however have a market in smaller local areas, at least for now. The current troubles of the newspaper industry have little to nothing to do with the economic crisis of the last year and have everything to do with being obsolete. “I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in context, that what you will end up getting is people shouting at each other across the void but not a lot of mutual understanding”

While I somewhat agree with this statement, I don’t believe that print or even televised news media have a lock on the market for fact-checking. Bailing out print is a bad idea as you point out Doug, because it would be like trying to bailout Betamax tapes. Newspapers are old news, especially when it comes to national and international level coverage. Newspapers will continue to however have a market in smaller local areas, at least for now. The current troubles of the newspaper industry have little to nothing to do with the economic crisis of the last year and have everything to do with being obsolete.

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