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Monday, July 19, 2010

Oh Nooooooooooh Mister Bill!: Columbia U's President Calls for Government Underwriting Of The Press

What is it about people high in academia that causes them to simply abandon common sense?

Both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are undertaking studies of ways to ensure the steep economic decline faced by newspapers and broadcast news does not deprive Americans of the essential information they need as citizens. One idea under consideration is enhanced public funding for journalism.

Bollinger briefly bows in the direction of those who fear the implications of a state-funded media, but soothingly assures mere uninformed proles like me that there is nothing to fear.

Just leave it to ThePeopleInChargeOfSuchThings.

It's worked so well to date, right?