Yeah, yeah, yeah -
Jan. 31st, 2005 06:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kyburgI was the editor of my high school newspaper. And I've been reading the outrage over the latest poll about teenies wanting the Big Bad Government to censor everything - EVERYTHING.
Chill.
I was the editor of my high school newspaper.
Nothing's changed much since the '70's. The truth is, the age group still thinks the government has any authority in the media. The exact opposite is actually correct.
Public opinion and dollars drive the decisions these days, folks.
Any channel would kill to have the market shares they used to have between the three networks in the 70's.
But we're not dealing with the airwaves, which are public property. We are dealing in the world of sattelite and cable - which is not public property, and is not covered by the FCC/public trust/whatever.
THEY decide what you see. They check everything before it is published...yadda ya.
You wish it was something democratically elected. Folkies - you bought what censors the media today.
Spend your pennies wisely.
Meanwhile, I fwump. I tired. Half my department was out sick today, and so help me, I'd better not be next.
Chill.
I was the editor of my high school newspaper.
Nothing's changed much since the '70's. The truth is, the age group still thinks the government has any authority in the media. The exact opposite is actually correct.
Public opinion and dollars drive the decisions these days, folks.
Any channel would kill to have the market shares they used to have between the three networks in the 70's.
But we're not dealing with the airwaves, which are public property. We are dealing in the world of sattelite and cable - which is not public property, and is not covered by the FCC/public trust/whatever.
THEY decide what you see. They check everything before it is published...yadda ya.
You wish it was something democratically elected. Folkies - you bought what censors the media today.
Spend your pennies wisely.
Meanwhile, I fwump. I tired. Half my department was out sick today, and so help me, I'd better not be next.
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Re: wondering...
Date: 2005-02-01 03:36 pm (UTC)Reasonable authority, folks. Yes, you can get in trouble with them if you tell everyone stuff they want control of without checking with them first.
It's that old "your freedom ends where mine begins" rule.
Outing kids without parental permission...well, that's a pretty pickle. Until 18...well, I can understand how so many end up homeless, y'know? Runaway from home - if some kind of reasonable acceptance can't be had there.
Permission - hmm. Notification, I can understand. If the parents were completely out of the loop on the whole matter, I can understand their ire.