[phenn]

I respectfully disagree, Lorianne. Not when they INVITE commentary and submissions from readers, then cherry-pick those that reflect their own beliefs. There is a drop off there. It is either a public forum or it is not.

[Restorer]

I'm with Lorianne. The 1st Amendment protects the right of the people who control the media to say whatever they want. If you want to join this elite group, you'll have to buy a media outlet.

Luckily, recent technological advances have made this a whole lot easier.

Start a blog. If it's good enough, you'll quickly get a lot of readers and links. If what you have to say isn't interesting enough, nobody will pay any attention.

[Lorianne]

I'm not saying it's responsible journalism.

My point is that bias in newspapers (and especially in an editorial or on an editorial page) is NOT an encroachment of free speech per our 1st Ammendment.