Over FCC interest in “story selection”, MSM finally a bit curious about Obama Admin. “Our biggest problem is that the press has voluntarily surrendered its freedoms for the sake of idols and ideologies.” Feet of clay, brains of poop.
- Bonfire of the Absurdities in News New Format
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El-Rushbo seems to have been ahead of the curve when he started calling the MSM the "state run media". They want to walk into that for some reason, with the help of the FCC. I just want to see how those who refuse to do this will be treated by the FCC in terms of regulatory actions, fines, & "listener complaints".
UPDATE:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/02/fcc-backs-off-newsroom-study-183772.html
FCC backs off newsroom study
The Federal Communications Commission will amend a proposed study of newsrooms in South Carolina after outcry over what some called "invasive questions," the commission's chairman said Friday.
The survey was meant to study how and if the media is meeting the public's “critical information needs” on subjects like public health, politics, transportation and the environment. Now, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said questions about news philosophy and editorial judgment will be removed from the survey and media owners and reporters will no longer be questioned.
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The uproar caught on fire after one of the Republican commissioners, Ajit Pai, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal last week blasting the survey and saying the government had no place in newsrooms. The FCC is required by law to conduct media studies.
"Any suggestion the Commission intends to regulate the speech of news media is false," FCC spokeswoman Shannon Gilson said Friday in a statement, adding that a revised study will be released within the next few weeks. Additionally, she said media owners and journalists will no longer be asked to participate in the pilot study.
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"Any subsequent market studies conducted by the FCC, if determined necessary, will not seek participation from or include questions for media owners, news directors or reporters," she said.
A friend said that the program was voluntary, but to remember that it is run by the people that issue the licenses.
This was from Fox; good for them, but I hardly think that is as startling had it been CBS.
Don't worry Howard. They're not going to give CNN any problems.
The DNC has been selecting the programming and on air people at CNN for years so there will be no further changes there.
USA fell 27 spots to #47 in Press freedom in the world. Namibia, Ecuador, and Canada out rank us!
They got themselves in the bed with satan and his minions. Now they want the souls of the msm and news rooms. All you ass kissers helped out this one in the WH. Now he wants utter and total control of your precious 1st Amendment. All of you best research what Franklin and Jefferson said about the 2nd Amendment. It protects the 1st.
Beat stand up now or get use to that boot of oppression firmly affixed to the backs of your necks pressing you further under its boot.
Dumb asses.
So, they didn't give a crap about is suspicious activity until it affects them?
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me."
Karma is a bitch.
I'm sure members of the Soviet Zampolit would be so proud of this administration. Expect assholes like Schumer and Swinestien to defend this assault on the 1st amendment as part of "homeland security".