Philanthropic funds to preserve journalism?
by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook
The headline caught my eye. Journalism does indeed need preserving, but my ideas about how to do so were not even close to those laid out in the report.
I am thinking that journalism needs more of a scrubbing – a good clean-up, more about getting to journalist ethics. A report, co-authored by a former executive editor for the Washington Post, doesn’t go there.
Len Downie, in a report commissioned by the Columbia University Journalist School, wants “nonprofits” (philanthropists) to step in and help financially, as well as lobby for government tax codes granting nonprofit status – and how about that suggested fee for telecom and internet users?
What about feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, getting children who need medical assistance to the right hospital, donating to DARE and diabetes, the Ronald McDonald House, AIDs, various adult cancers and heart associations and our local church and missions? Where do these elitists get the brass to ask nonprofits to siphon off monies given by the “givers” in America?
Did I mention there is a tax in this plan? The report is asking “philanthropic organizations to support local reporting.” That’s where the tax comes in – or fees – to be gathered in some fashion from telecom or internet providers.”
I might not object if a clear definition of “journalism,” and adherence to that definition, must be met to get the nonprofit status. Of course, it all depends on the definition of the trade – like defining what “is” is.
Next will be White House ordered legislation assuring that FOX News is excluded from “nonprofit status.”
I cannot credit this report by linking to it, because the “original source” says I cannot (but never mind, they want me to donate to keep their less-than-honest endeavors alive) but go to Breitbart.com type in some keywords and you’ll find it.
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Posted by Maggie Thornton on October 20, 2009 7:20 pm
» Filed Under 1st Amendment, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-free speech, Fox News, Journalistic Malpractice, Journalistic Prostitution, Journalistic incompetence, Liberal Media/Bias, Liberal World, MSM Censorship, MSM Deathwatch, News, Taxes, government media, liberalism
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I could mention the obvious, the conflict between free speech and governmental control.
But that leans on the Constitution and frankly Obama and crew backed the bus over it a long time ago.
As I said in my post I am convinced now we are in the midst of a revolution. At first I couldn’t get a handle on it, because being inside a revolution prevents you from getting perspective. However, the article from Codevilla at the Am. Spect. mag fixed it for me.
http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/10/15/i-hate-being-right-especially-on-this-american-spectator-outlines-our-future-not-good/
Read the link to the article and wonder if this doesn’t explain the “water running up hill” we are witnessing.