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| abb | Jul 26 2010, 04:27 AM Post #16 |
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There is nothing new under the sun. While reading a bit of media history last night, I ran across the name of Roger L'Estrange. See here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_L%27Estrange
See also. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing_of_the_Press_Act_1662
Here's the current book I'm studying. A Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet, by Asa Briggs & Peter Burke http://books.google.com/books?id=ouBxwQElvVQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=a+social+history+of+the+media&source=bl&ots=RuEP7glhEC&sig=9KURNNxKRp1mK-7S38l_z4S1gCA&hl=en&ei=-FJNTLrZIoH98AaU9oUz&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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| abb | Jul 26 2010, 05:15 AM Post #17 |
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Yet more. Here is the full text of the Licensing of the Press Act 1662. It damn near reads word-for-word what came out of the mouths of the CNN clowns last Friday. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47336#s8 Here are some of the more interesting sections. Recital that the regulating of Printers is matter of public Care, and that many have been of late encouraged to print and sell seditious. Pamphlets, &c. No private Person to print any Book, &c. unless first entered with the Stationers' Company of London; Exceptions; and unless first duly licensed. Printers of Books, &c. to set their Names thereto, and declare the Name of the Author if required. No Person to erect a Printing Press or House, or let Premises for Printing, without giving Notice to the Stationers' Company. Messengers of the King's Chamber by Warrant under Sign Manual or the Hand of Secretary of State, or Master and Wardens of Stationers' Company, with a Constable, may search Houses, &c. for Books, &c. and may demand a Sight of Licence; and seize Books and Offenders.; Justices may imprison.; If Searchers find unlicensed Book which they suspect, they may seize and take it to Archbishop; &c. Edited by abb, Jul 26 2010, 05:17 AM.
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| kbp | Jul 26 2010, 10:06 AM Post #18 |
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Our Emperor should have worked on that act before the mid-term election year. |
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| abb | Jul 26 2010, 10:15 AM Post #19 |
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But whenever anyone dare suggest that the State-Run Media be subject to any control, they squeal like stuck pigs. |
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| abb | Jul 26 2010, 10:17 AM Post #20 |
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But whenever anyone dare suggest that the State-Run Media be subject to any control, they squeal like stuck pigs. |
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| Quasimodo | Jul 26 2010, 10:23 AM Post #21 |
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b3c6472-98a0-11df-a0b7-00144feab49a.html Mr Assange [of Wikileaks] recently told the Guardian that he lived a nomadic lifestyle, carrying a computer in one rucksack and his clothes in another. After keeping a low profile for several years, Mr Assange’s public appearances have recently become more frequent. He has often criticised traditional media outlets for distorting the truth in their stories, telling an audience at London’s City University in July that he hoped the publication of primary source material online would reduce “lying opportunities” |
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| abb | Jul 26 2010, 10:30 AM Post #22 |
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I certainly don't put myself in this guy's league, but one thing I try to do on my newsblog is put documents, letters, agendas, minutes, etc, etc. And I don't bother trying to get a bunch of quotes from politicians. What they say is not reliable. But the documents speak for themselves. Res ipsa loquitor - The thing itself speaks. |
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| comelately | Jul 26 2010, 10:41 AM Post #23 |
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In a sense, this is the most important piece of information we get from this whole story: Sherrod herself might have been a rotten egg - but her audience seemed to be very much on her side. Reverse the colors, and imagine the reaction of a white audience! At the very least, she would get a shocked silence... As for the MSM calling for censorship of the Internet - it simply means that they are scared of the competition - as they should be. Using the power of the State to suppress one's competition is older than the ancient Greece. Of course, censorship is censorship: once it is introduced for the blogs, networks will not be far behind; but a decent IQ does not seem to be required from a CNN journalist. On the other hand, God willing, Internet will stay free; with a little luck, the dumbest of broadcast journalists might even loose their jobs!
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| kbp | Jul 26 2010, 10:52 AM Post #24 |
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Reminds me of the respect I had immediately for the late Kirk Osborn, when he published the court filings so that each could speak for itself (along with our own reliable source early on - JMOO!). |
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