Erin Pettigrew

Dec 21 2008 LINK
“ The idea of a bailout for big media has been joked about a few times, but I’m convinced (55% sure, actually) that we’ll actually see one… I suspect that we’ll see public-private partnerships designed to keep printed paper afloat under the guise of bringing media to the poor, who might not otherwise be online.
Do you really think otherwise?
Let’s bet on it.
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I hope not. The idea of mass public dollars underwriting the publication of news and opinion makes me uncomfortable. Particularly when those dollars would mostly be funding news and opinion about the entity that is providing them. (Cue screeches of ‘FREEDOM OF THE PRESS’ wheeling in the background.)

(Quote via Joseph Weisenthal: A Bailout For The Media)