Bailing out (Tee-hee) newspapers? (Update)
Little Ricky standing on the busy corner in his knickers and high buttoned shoes with his baseball hat turn sideways selling his newspapers is a relic of the past and now the government is going to interfere by stepping out of the present into the past to buy all his newspapers from him. How noble! "Smashing!" some would say. I also note little Ricky did not need a license to sell his papers.
In my opinion, just as the auto and banking industries, the newspaper industries have seen and heard John Q. Public having a Hissy fit for decades telling them they were wandering deeper and deeper into the foreboding wilderness of our society, cultivating one Prince of Darkness after another giving them sanctuary, platforms, and as much blood their thirsty little bellies could hold.
I am mindful in Washington D.C. when all cab drivers had to suddenly pass a test to get a “Hacking” licenses as did beauticians to get a “Cosmetology” license. This was a big impact on the Black community especially the illiterate ones. We were so proud when my father, with a third grade education, passed the one for cab drivers and my mother, who never discussed her schooling, passed the exam to be a beautician.
I remember when school teachers had to go back to school to get a “Teaching” licenses and later down the line, they had to take re-fresher courses.
If memory serves me correctly, doctors and lawyers are the two prime public servants not required to keep abreast of their fields by taking re-fresher courses.
Now to newspaper owners and reporters. An un-regulated public service job wherein any person of a certain persuasion can be given a job as a reporter, who, along with their bosses and editors, can serve whatever elixir they choose to the public with absolutely no formal training, no test to get a license nor mandatory restrictions to stay abreast in their field. No license can be taken away when they violate the norms of our society. They are protected only by the many neo-con cabals hiring them.
I note the enclosed article states revenue is dwindling for newspapers and I posit it is also going down for the thirty year old prostitute who has not invested wisely. At least she could consider becoming a successful porn star.
In my opinion, newspapers don’t need no bailing out; they need to have degreed reporters who have to keep their licenses up-dated and more non-white managers and board members i.e., a Barack Obama or Ray Jones. Otherwise, I say no bailout for newspapers; “let’em eat (Devil’s food) cake!”
As always,
BB
(Update)
Finding the Voice of Truth Amid the Noise of Old and New Media
Somewhere in this new century, it was forgotten that journalism was once considered a noble profession, one that strove to uphold the ideals spelled out by the Society of Professional Journalists in its code of ethics. Today, it has become increasingly apparent that too many television and online "writers" fail to realize what William Bernbach of Doyle Dane Bernbach stated so eloquently back in 1989, before the first blog was ever dreamed of: "All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level."
And
The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journalism in the country, the nonprofit organization is renowned for its unbiased stance -- to the point that it's been accused of being both conservative and liberal. The fact that it both satisfies and angers both sides is a true indication of its journalistic integrity.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-resnick/finding-the-voice-of-trut_b_294186.html
(Author) In the morning, I try to listen to NPR but those two guys who do the traffic report drive me up a wall! In the less than a minute they are on, they call out each other’s name at least four or five times. It gives me the impression they feel us knowing their names is far more important than the traffic report. The arrogance to me is sickening. I have finally stopped listening to NPR in the early morning entirely just due to their silly antics.
In my opinion, just as the auto and banking industries, the newspaper industries have seen and heard John Q. Public having a Hissy fit for decades telling them they were wandering deeper and deeper into the foreboding wilderness of our society, cultivating one Prince of Darkness after another giving them sanctuary, platforms, and as much blood their thirsty little bellies could hold.
I am mindful in Washington D.C. when all cab drivers had to suddenly pass a test to get a “Hacking” licenses as did beauticians to get a “Cosmetology” license. This was a big impact on the Black community especially the illiterate ones. We were so proud when my father, with a third grade education, passed the one for cab drivers and my mother, who never discussed her schooling, passed the exam to be a beautician.
I remember when school teachers had to go back to school to get a “Teaching” licenses and later down the line, they had to take re-fresher courses.
If memory serves me correctly, doctors and lawyers are the two prime public servants not required to keep abreast of their fields by taking re-fresher courses.
Now to newspaper owners and reporters. An un-regulated public service job wherein any person of a certain persuasion can be given a job as a reporter, who, along with their bosses and editors, can serve whatever elixir they choose to the public with absolutely no formal training, no test to get a license nor mandatory restrictions to stay abreast in their field. No license can be taken away when they violate the norms of our society. They are protected only by the many neo-con cabals hiring them.
I note the enclosed article states revenue is dwindling for newspapers and I posit it is also going down for the thirty year old prostitute who has not invested wisely. At least she could consider becoming a successful porn star.
In my opinion, newspapers don’t need no bailing out; they need to have degreed reporters who have to keep their licenses up-dated and more non-white managers and board members i.e., a Barack Obama or Ray Jones. Otherwise, I say no bailout for newspapers; “let’em eat (Devil’s food) cake!”
Obama open to newspaper bailout bill
By Michael O'Brien - 09/20/09 04:24 PM ET
Excerpt: Opening paragraph
The president said he is "happy to look at" bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/59523-obama-open-to-newspaper-bailout-bill?page=2#comments
As always,
BB
(Update)
Finding the Voice of Truth Amid the Noise of Old and New Media
Somewhere in this new century, it was forgotten that journalism was once considered a noble profession, one that strove to uphold the ideals spelled out by the Society of Professional Journalists in its code of ethics. Today, it has become increasingly apparent that too many television and online "writers" fail to realize what William Bernbach of Doyle Dane Bernbach stated so eloquently back in 1989, before the first blog was ever dreamed of: "All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level."
And
The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journalism in the country, the nonprofit organization is renowned for its unbiased stance -- to the point that it's been accused of being both conservative and liberal. The fact that it both satisfies and angers both sides is a true indication of its journalistic integrity.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-resnick/finding-the-voice-of-trut_b_294186.html
(Author) In the morning, I try to listen to NPR but those two guys who do the traffic report drive me up a wall! In the less than a minute they are on, they call out each other’s name at least four or five times. It gives me the impression they feel us knowing their names is far more important than the traffic report. The arrogance to me is sickening. I have finally stopped listening to NPR in the early morning entirely just due to their silly antics.
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