July 11, 2005
Kos on blogs and media exemption
by Liza Sabater
You know, I met Carol Darr and I find, well, troubling the way Kos talks about her. This is not the first time he has verbally whacked her on his blog. But he does make this one valid point : We are the media, the new media and we ought to have the same exemptions as tv, radio and newspapers. It's just as simple as that.
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
But that's not the best argument for granting bloggers the media exemption. The best argument is quite simple -- why should bloggers be treated differently than other media? We have blatant partisans writing and speaking and performing in other media, oftentimes fundraising for partisan causes, all enjoying the media exemption. Heck, the Republican Party practically owns Fox News Channel.So if partisanship doesn't set us aside from traditional media, what does? If this story is any indication, it looks like the FEC is having a hard time figuring that out as well. And that bodes well for the final decision.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Blogs, Internet, Law, Media, Sidelinks
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