Yeah, yeah, yeah -

[kyburg]

I 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.

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[reannon.livejournal.com]

Hon, I'm not talking about restrictions on school papers. That's an ongoing and certainly disturbing trend. But with the upsurge in federal judges going for prior restraint against "real" newspapers, with the unheard-of restrictions on coverage of protests or anything anywhere within sight of the president... there's more, but I'd have to hyperventilate. No, it's scary because if the kids don't think it's wrong, they'll have no problem with electing people who don't think it's wrong, and we're already on the fast slope to hell.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

And again, I say to you - don't look to the kids. There's nothing new there. Nothing has changed.

I'd have to say it has much more to do with a lack of basic civics education - but really, I don't think it has anything new to offer towards the future. Kids still look for safety, and vote liberal. They do. It confounds everyone.

Currently, we adults have to address the prior restraint issues. We do this once we leave school and find that the reasonable authorities we knew growing up no longer exist.

We're the authority now.

I doubt seriously anyone polled knew what "prior restraint" even means.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Also - did you see this?:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/cyclometh/153256.html