tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365978314586477650.post7679186060287141953..comments2023-10-20T15:58:32.114+01:00Comments on Monkey Tennis: VDH: The End of JournalismMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04660746207471021762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365978314586477650.post-69713715006960336352008-11-02T14:49:00.000+00:002008-11-02T14:49:00.000+00:00OT:Link to PA newspapers (response to your hotair ...OT:<BR/><BR/>Link to PA newspapers (response to your hotair comment)<BR/><BR/>http://www.usnpl.com/panews.php/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365978314586477650.post-69820644837350699712008-11-02T14:34:00.000+00:002008-11-02T14:34:00.000+00:00At the same time they'll do everything in their po...<I>At the same time they'll do everything in their power to prop up the 'old media' that has in effect become an arm of the Democratic party, and which will spend the next four years portraying the Obama presidency as a spectacular success enjoying universal support, whatever the reality.</I><BR/><BR/>Some observations: <BR/><BR/>1. Given the political slants of many dying newspapers, like the NYT and LAT, most of their employees would likely welcome government bailouts and de facto ownership since a) there'd be complete job security for those who "cooperate," <BR/>b) editorially, nothing would change for them, c) their workload would be reduced since they'd get to determine what stories were "important" weeks or even months in advance, and d) they'd no longer have to get involved with anything messy and legally hazardous like "investigative journalism."<BR/><BR/>2. Downside: given the above, "subscription" and "circulation" for such papers would henceforth be in the form of free handouts at supermarkets, Democratic Party rallies, and public postings on bulletin boards like the Soviets used to do with <I>Pravda</I> and <I>Izvestia.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com