Daily Archives: September 9, 2008

Obama’s Media Policy

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 9, 2008

Today Tim Wu has a good article in Slate comparing the split between the Republicans and Barack Obama on media policies. He observes, The Obama camp starts from the premise that the media and information industries are special—that like the transportation, energy, or financial industries, they are deeply entwined with the public interest. That means [...]

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Sarah

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 9, 2008

EMStoveken in Salon (via Bruce at The River) Her narrative tells us that she just rose up from her kitchen table one day and took on the “old-boys establishment” in Alaska. I call shenanigans. Who was her mentor? Her sponsor? Who taught her the secret handshake, and taught her about the creepy Autocratic tactics that [...]

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