Greenfield: Fixing the News

Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog ^ | Sunday, February 02, 2014 | Daniel Greenfield

[nascarnation]

James Kieffer is the closest thing we have to that right now

Have never heard of him. Couldn't find any links, can you help?

[GOPJ]

The Nation’s divided between those who are to be fooled and those who do the fooling.

[Yardstick]

You mean James O’Keefe, right?

[nascarnation]

I definitely know who he is.

[jsanders2001]

Meant James O’Keefe. My bad..: ^ )

[oldbrowser]

In his announcement, Ezra Klein welcomed resumes from anyone who wanted to join him in "fixing the news" and promised to fight the phenomenon whereby the news tells people what happened instead of "giving them the crucial contextual information necessary to understand what’s happened."

What is the difference between what Klein is doing and campaigning ? Many organizations do "issue ads" which are thinly disguised attacks on politicians or political parties. Shouldn't Klein be required to get licenses and open their books as per the campaign finance act?

Where do you draw the line between freedom of the press and strictly regulated campaigning? There are also be tax ramifications to consider and regulate.