New Jersey Votes to Fund the Media

[–] Owlchemy 2 points (+2|-0)

And we'll only fund you if you meet a very narrow band of conditions that suit a political goal. This one's stepping over the line and likely headed for the dustbin of history in the courts.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

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I imagine the lawsuit would bring up the NJ Constitution, especially this section:

ARTICLE I
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES

6) Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.

[–] InnocentBystander 0 points (+0|-0)

It is a sacred mantra of the left that corporate funding of media inevitably results in a pro-corporate media bias.

This article reads like an attack piece on 'the Liberals', that just happens to use media funding as the club.
Why does everything have to be framed as Team-A vs Team-B?

Liberalism traditionally embraces a free press, but doesn't actually have a position of funding.

Also, while the abuse they fear is a valid concern, they overlook the fact that government subsidized media tends to be better balanced.
Compare BBC, CBC, or RT, to privately funded media like Fox, The Guardian, or Nyt.
I'm not saying it's a good thing, just that this article is not a sincere evaluation of the situation. Privately funded media has the same problems, while currently being in a worse state.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Why does everything have to be framed as Team-A vs Team-B?

Townhall is a right-leaning political site. Everything on the site has an Us vs. Them aspect to it. It's how both sides rile up their base.

Liberalism traditionally embraces a free press, but doesn't actually have a position of funding.

Classical Liberalism or what passes for it today?

[–] InnocentBystander 0 points (+0|-0)

Liberalism in general:

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support civil rights, democracy, secularism, gender and race equality, internationalism and the freedoms of speech, the press, religion and markets

All liberals value a free press, by definition.
There are differing opinions on how to achieve that. A progressive liberal may feel that government funding is a good idea, but a classic liberal would not.
That's the problem with treating everyone as a member of one of only two teams. It becomes inaccurate.

It also drives a wedge between the writer of this article, and people like me. We both agree that funding should come from elsewhere.
But this article uses polarized language and distorted facts, which alienates many who would otherwise agree.

New Jersey Votes to Fund the Media

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