Comments on: What independence? http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Antony Loewenstein http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261060 Antony Loewenstein Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:16:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261060 The Washington Times is a rag, and it really isn't surprising that it's having intimate relations with the Bushies. As for the Post, well, it's becoming, like the New York Times, an increasingly irrelevant source of information, at least best taken with a heavy dose of scepticism.<br/>What else to do? Use the widest array of sources possible on any possible story. The Washington Times is a rag, and it really isn’t surprising that it’s having intimate relations with the Bushies. As for the Post, well, it’s becoming, like the New York Times, an increasingly irrelevant source of information, at least best taken with a heavy dose of scepticism.
What else to do? Use the widest array of sources possible on any possible story.

]]> By: leftvegdrunk http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261059 leftvegdrunk Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:11:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261059 Good post, Ant, and a point well made above. The question is, now it's revealed, what do we do about it? Good post, Ant, and a point well made above. The question is, now it’s revealed, what do we do about it?

]]> By: Antony Loewenstein http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261049 Antony Loewenstein Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:17:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261049 Point taken sir/madame. Damn that lack of sarcasm font...<br/>You're right, the media have long been in bed with the govt, and it's probably refreshing to actually see it revealed. Point taken sir/madame. Damn that lack of sarcasm font…
You’re right, the media have long been in bed with the govt, and it’s probably refreshing to actually see it revealed.

]]> By: msnada http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261048 msnada Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:15:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261048 Hmm....I haven't found the sarcastic font that could signal the tone and spirit that those statements were made in.<br/><br/>It's true, they shouldn't be getting into bed with a bullying govt...but I think they have been bedfellows for quite some time. It's just that occassionally they slip up and the reality is revealed. Most of the time the facade styas intact. Hmm….I haven’t found the sarcastic font that could signal the tone and spirit that those statements were made in.

It’s true, they shouldn’t be getting into bed with a bullying govt…but I think they have been bedfellows for quite some time. It’s just that occassionally they slip up and the reality is revealed. Most of the time the facade styas intact.

]]> By: Antony Loewenstein http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261046 Antony Loewenstein Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:57:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261046 Er, that's one way to look at it.<br/>Or, more likely, the media should not be getting into bed and subverting its independence to help sell wars. That's called a dictatorship. Or the Murdoch press. Er, that’s one way to look at it.
Or, more likely, the media should not be getting into bed and subverting its independence to help sell wars. That’s called a dictatorship. Or the Murdoch press.

]]> By: msnada http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261045 msnada Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:27:00 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2005/08/31/what-independence/#comment-261045 An example of the private-public partnership. It shows that corporations can be responsible citizens, with their interest in 'public service'. An example of the private-public partnership. It shows that corporations can be responsible citizens, with their interest in ‘public service’.

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