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Let them fail, If enough people do not want to read them then why should we subsidize them. That's why the Edsel failed, Rambler failed, Studebaker failed, ad finitum, silk stockings, burma shave, . When their news is so biased and no investigative reporting is done why should we be forced to read the opinion pages. Let's see if Charlie Rangle, Timothy, Chris Dodd etc have to pay their taxes without any penalties. Where's the reporting?

J. Davis

This story does not play - what's the problem?

That Radio Moscow comment was hilarious.

I was upset that you equated MSNBC with Fox News. Unlike Fox, MSNBC does not promote protests, nor does it give credence to stories such as the "death panels" and the "birther" nonsense--for just a couple of examples. And Joe Scarborough is hardly a liberal. As far a I can tell, Maddow and Olbermann are factual in their broadcasts, though they certainly are liberal. And they are a very small part of the broadcast day. I am particularly disappointed that a program that critiques the media would promote this faulty equivalence.

Tell Leonard to Get a real job, and quit hiding out with the pinheads. News needs real reform, not mother nanny.

I was upset that you equated Fox News with MSNBC. Unlike MSNBC, Fox News does not promote protests, nor does it give credence to stories such as the former president's lying and the other partisan nonsense--for just a couple of examples. And Sheppard Smith is hardly a conservative. As far a I can tell, Beck and O'Reilly are factual in their broadcasts, though they certainly are conservative. And they are a very small part of the broadcast day. I am particularly disappointed that a program that critiques the media would promote this faulty equivalence. Blah, blah, blah.

If there is a deficit of legit reporters then the markets won't have the necessary info to run with any transparency at all. Personally I say save the jawboning and have at least some journalism *overtly* supported -- and yes, even administered -- by the government itself. At least then there would be some accountability and reliability -- plus, a primary fixation of conspiracy bloggers would be removed altogether. (Yes, the government does run the media!) This is how it mostly works in China, Vietnam, Russia, etc., and news performs many useful functions efficiently and with abundance. Bloggers and other clever and rich devils can fill in the blanks.

I was very disapointed to hear Bob spout the 'Fox-MSNBC equivalency' meme. There is just no way.

Fox is clearly a political operation. The news shows feed off the opinion shows. They propel their own political movements (birthers/tea parties/madrassas/etc)

Yes, MSNBC has some left of center opinion shows; it also has "Morning Joe"; and I don't see their News shows

following a political agenda and certainly not using propaganda to pursue one.

Fox fights dirty, and not just in the media. As you (Bob) are well aware they unfairly attack critics (we've seen distorted reporting and re-touched photographs);Bill O'Reilly's staff selectively stalks and harasses his critics. There is an implied threat in these actions that amounts to phsycial intimidation, pure and simple.

It does take a good deal of courage for someone in the mainstream media to stand up to Fox; they can be certain of disproportionate retaliation.

You're kidding, right? Worried about the horrors of non-profit/government media, and not about business/corporate media?

Fox is only the most egregious example in the cable world.

Like this article, http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=9K9JNSWPDAQ7&preview=article&linkid=e70cade8-12a1-42da-b370-6acac224514f&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d, it has been more opinion than fact for the past while now.

Best regards,

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