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EVERY LIBERAL should be outraged by this. Of course, none of them show any concern at all.
Wrong ... even the Leftist Press is concerned about this. They may not be saying much about it right now, but they are worried. None of them, Left/Center/Right like the idea that the Government is going to question them about what "news" they report.
The attack by the Obama Administration and the DOJ on the Associated Press was a real Wake-Up Call, this move by the FCC is taking that up to an entirely new level. It was fine to go after FOX News, but now it's clear to all of them that it's not just FOX .... it's all Media in all venues.
Well .. They can listen to the radio and watch TV ... all from the comfort of their living room couch if that is the goal.
By putting monitors in the newsrooms, they are attempting to intimidate and influence what is being broadcast.
Its a study. There are no plans for long term monitors in newsrooms. The only reason for the researchers in the newsroom at all is to examine the decision making process for what is broadcast. If I recall correctly from reading the study the total time would be a month.
Its a study. There are no plans for long term monitors in newsrooms. The only reason for the researchers in the newsroom at all is to examine the decision making process for what is broadcast. If I recall correctly from reading the study the total time would be a month.
Only the most gullible and foolish would ever believe that nonsense. What on earth is the 'study' for?
The government HAS NO NEED OF KNOWING. The only possible reason it needs to know... Is that it intends to rectify whatever it doesn't like... which would involve long term control over the media.
No, but I do believe what FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, appointed commissioner by the tyrant Mohammad Obama, who wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal bringing people’s attention to this study, saying “the government has no place pressuring media organizations into covering certain stories.” And while participation is technically voluntary, ignoring them would not be a wise decision ...
Imagine the outrage from the left if Bush had tried this.
I can easily see how this can lead to intimidation and control of what is covered by the news reporters. After all, the FCC is the same body that grants licenses. They could delay the granting of a license for years, similar to what the IRS did in targeting Conservative organizations applying for tax exempt status and delaying processing for 1-3 years.
Read all about it, if you value your right to hear all sides of a story:
This is a back door attempt by the administration to control the news and we will be paying for it.
By the way, control of the news is what oppressive regimes do, such as N Korea, China, and still, to a certain extent, Russia. For now, the government is going to do it in a kinder, gentler way.
Obama has got to be the most self deluded and now paranoid POTUS we've ever had the misfortune of being subjected to. I'll gladly sign the papers to have him committed and put under observation for 48 hours.
Big brother, we're watching YOU.
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Attempt to control reporting?
