Yes, but the blackout is only for the utterly corrupt, hyperpartisan full-on Marxist Media in America. The rest of the world still reports on it.
I fully expect within the next 6 to 12 months that a Internet Iron Curtain will be raised, so that our precious eyes are not subject to foreign reporting of various inconvenient (to the administration, and thusly to the cause of Marxism) truths.
Looks like JR started the new citizen reporters forum ( http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/freepered-news/index ) just in time. Thanks for your contributions.