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Originally Posted by OpieCunningham
Copyrighting the President
Does Big Media have a vested interest in protecting Bush? You betcha.
By Lawrence Lessig
The US president owns neither his words nor his image - at least not when he speaks in public on important matters. Anyone is free to use what he says, and the way he says it, to criticize or to praise. The president, in this sense, is "free." But what happens when the commander in chief uses private venues to deliver public messages, holding fewer press conferences and making more talk-show appearances? Who controls his words and images then?
Full Article:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.08/view.html?pg=5
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Very interesting article.
Have you read Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky? A fascinating account on how the US uses, both directly and indirectly, the media to shape public opinion. Maybe not so groundbreaking a concept in today's world but very topical at its time and still eye opening.
Mr Mephisto