Comments on: Does journalism need Arianna Huffington, or is it the other way round? http://futurismic.com/2009/04/07/does-journalism-need-arianna-huffington-or-is-it-the-other-way-round/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom James http://futurismic.com/2009/04/07/does-journalism-need-arianna-huffington-or-is-it-the-other-way-round/comment-page-1/#comment-22961 Tom James Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:23:07 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6874#comment-22961 I have no opinions of my own: but arch libertarian Brian Micklrthwait <a href="http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/index.php/weblog/comments/daniel_hannan_and_the_shape_of_the_media_to_come/" rel="nofollow">comments thusly on the emerging paradigm</a>: <blockquote>The media “shape of things to come”, in other words, is starting to clarify. Basically, there will be a big state sector (i.e. every arm of every state churning out its own propaganda – at our expense), and a big amateur and semi-pro sector, with a smaller-than-now private sector professional bit in between. What “the news” is will be quarreled about rather than agreed about. The lines between top-down statist propaganda and anti-statist or just non-statist conversation will be a lot clearer, in other words. Good. </blockquote> I have no opinions of my own: but arch libertarian Brian Micklrthwait comments thusly on the emerging paradigm:

The media “shape of things to come”, in other words, is starting to clarify. Basically, there will be a big state sector (i.e. every arm of every state churning out its own propaganda – at our expense), and a big amateur and semi-pro sector, with a smaller-than-now private sector professional bit in between. What “the news” is will be quarreled about rather than agreed about. The lines between top-down statist propaganda and anti-statist or just non-statist conversation will be a lot clearer, in other words. Good.

]]> By: Rick York http://futurismic.com/2009/04/07/does-journalism-need-arianna-huffington-or-is-it-the-other-way-round/comment-page-1/#comment-22960 Rick York Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:13:05 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6874#comment-22960 Just so you and Ms. Huffington know, there is a non-profit website called Propublica.org. They went live in May (I think)of last year. They are a completely independent investigative organization and so, far, their reporting is excellent. You can learn more about the organization here: http://www.propublica.org/about Rick York Just so you and Ms. Huffington know, there is a non-profit website called Propublica.org. They went live in May (I think)of last year. They are a completely independent investigative organization and so, far, their reporting is excellent.

You can learn more about the organization here: http://www.propublica.org/about

Rick York

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