Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ flyer on Sunday 01 July 2007 01:15 : \____
>
>> In article <1200056.ucasuhJuzE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>> ____/ flyer on Saturday 30 June 2007 10:02 : \____
>>>
>>> > Big press needs urgently to spend its resources in rebuilding its own
>>> > shattered image.
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone ever listen to those losers anymore?
>>>
>>> _On average_, it is still more reliable than citizen journalism (e.g.
>>> blogs). There are some publications you can trust because they don't publish
>>> for their money and their friends.
>>>
>>
>> Finding a big press organiztion who hasn't sold its soul. I think I would
>> consider that nearly impossible. Some aren't *too* bad though.
>
> I see that you reference The Register on occasions. The Register is
> still /relatively/ fine. They take some Microsoft money for putting that
> search bar and they slagged off the FSF at least once in the past. Still, it's
> decent most of the time. I have a friend who knows the editors there and he
> ensures they don't get misled by Microsoft's lobbying arms, such as ACT (and
> trust me, they tried).
>
> What happened to the guts?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| As noted above, there are exceptions, including Linux Journal,
>| most other FOSS-centered publications and even The Register.
>| ^^^^^^^^^
>| But we're the little guys.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000173
>
It's more about money and ownership. If you look at British newspapers,
they're pretty much all owned by some major corporation which has an axe
to grind. Were it not for the broadcasting standards authorities, we'd
be subjected to the same kind of baissed television reporting the yanks
have to suffer, too.
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