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Grimson
Dec 16, 2004



FactsAreUseless posted:

How do you stop the power of the purse from becoming de-facto censorship? NPR only receives a tiny fraction of their money from the federal government, but that still gets threatened every time they report something a congressman doesn't like.

License fees or taxes on say, advertising, has worked pretty well for the rest of the western world. Coupled with regulatory bodies that uphold the laws barring any politicians, government, lobby groups or other interests from interacting with the editorial decisions of the media and newspapers.

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