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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I don't think it too large a jump of faith, bit torrent is a good example of that, there's plenty of stuff that has aired over broadcast that people archive themselves albeit for the moment it's Friends, Alias, et. al. It's not such a far leap to think that people if denied access will archive news footage. I don't doubt there to be a gap or hole until that happens.
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I guess I do not have as much faith in you in regards to the Internet being the great balance to media conglomerates - or the general populace is just not smart enough (the impact of the Swift Boat Vets vs. the impact of the AWOL charges comes to mind - the former took off due to the media, the latter was primarily disseminated via the Internet).
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I also do think that in the future there will be a dedicated ENG crew (laymans terms: camera man, sound guy, interviewer) that will be following the president ala the Military Video pool, because there has to be some sort of independent source for the people. IMHO that stuff being censored via top secret or classified will be the most damaging.
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There will never be an ENG crew following the President around indiscriminantly. Nor should there be. If the President talls an ENG crew to leave while he conducts an interview with NBC, the ENG crew will leave.