Blogs and a free press
Looking at the Downing Street Memo as well as Congressman Conyers' post on Daily Kos, it appears that the current administration is using intimidation tactics to prevent critical stories about them in the mainstream media. They did this by blaming Newsweek for deaths abroad by reporting on interrogation tactics at Gtmo Bay. This is where the blogosphere comes in. Let them try to shut down and intimidate someone who posts their information on a blog. In this forum, I am free to criticize the president or anyone I wish to and anyone who wishes is free to read my criticisms. Now, if I uncover information about corruption in the administration and decide to spread it widely and successful, the spinster may have some discomfort. In that case, here is my challenge . .. Bring it on.
Goddamn . . .I really do feel like a blogger now.
Goddamn . . .I really do feel like a blogger now.
3 Comments:
This is a comment on Wednesday morning, June 8, to test automatic reporting.
Dimmy, please go ahead and delete it.
And how much fun would that be? If someone from our class uncovered some massive government conspiracy? What better way to truly learn the value of blogs? I am still of the belief that the blogs will never replace the mainstream media. But they can serve as a check on them, as we learned with the Dan Rather debacle. If the media is going to be treated as a fourth branch of government, then it is only fair that they receive checks on their power as well.
The thing is, how much can we trust the information that appears on blogs? It is true that blogs give freedom to criticize governments and politicians, but I also believe like NC DEM that they cannnot replace mainstream media.
The good thing is that if one day dictatorial governments decide to close TV and radio station, just because they feel threaten, journalists and common people will still have blogs!!!
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