Dionysus
12-01-2009, 11:39 AM
Everyone must have their daily synchronization to ensure maximum predictability of a homogenized populace. Think about this article. It makes no sense if you're still in the matrix. Media is booming! A certain type of media is not. Hmmmmm.
WASHINGTON — The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism as Americans abandon printed newspapers, television stations and other traditional media outlets for the Internet.
With the media business in a state of economic distress as audiences and advertisers migrate online, the Federal Trade Commission began a two-day workshop Tuesday to examine the profound challenges facing media companies and explore ways the government can help them survive.
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"News is a public good," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said. "We should be willing to take action if necessary to preserve the news that is vital to democracy."
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Among the options being discussed at the FTC workshop: tax law changes that would allow media companies to earn tax credits or become tax-exempt entities, and copyright law changes that would force search engines and other online aggregrators to compensate media companies for the content they produce.
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And Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to restructure as non-profits.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iW1Qyhetchunikdb3cyV7Sj2UJLwD9CAIVV82
WASHINGTON — The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism as Americans abandon printed newspapers, television stations and other traditional media outlets for the Internet.
With the media business in a state of economic distress as audiences and advertisers migrate online, the Federal Trade Commission began a two-day workshop Tuesday to examine the profound challenges facing media companies and explore ways the government can help them survive.
...
"News is a public good," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said. "We should be willing to take action if necessary to preserve the news that is vital to democracy."
...
Among the options being discussed at the FTC workshop: tax law changes that would allow media companies to earn tax credits or become tax-exempt entities, and copyright law changes that would force search engines and other online aggregrators to compensate media companies for the content they produce.
...
And Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to restructure as non-profits.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iW1Qyhetchunikdb3cyV7Sj2UJLwD9CAIVV82