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host · 03-09-2005, 11:54 AM

Link to Thompson's editorial critical of Bush;
<a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6363.shtml">http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6363.shtml</a>

Thompson has a reputation for being an accomplished journalist.
Among many points that he makes, is that mainstream media is
owned almost exclusively by huge corporations, such as GE.
GE holds $3 billion in contract work relating mostly to the rebuilding of Iraq. Can GE owned "news" enterprises like MSNBC,
NBC, and CNBC, report objectively on the situtation surrounding
Iraq and the war without compromising stockholder interests?

If you believe that Thompson is premature in levying such strong criticism on Bush, what would have to happen before
you would be more likely to think that Thompson's criticism is timely?

Would a mainstream press, unfettered as Thompson's publication is from conflicting economic and political influences, be more similar in the editorializing of it's opinions
of Bush and his administration, to Thompson's opinions,
than it obviously seems to be at present?

If Thompson is right, is the risk that waiting until "later" to state his views as he did yesterday, might be too risky because of new government restrictions on dissent or because of the risks of government or politically influenced economic or law enforcement/intelligence agency pressures or reprisals?

03-09-2005, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
host Banned	Is Founder and Publisher of Captol Hill Blue, Doug Thompson, Criticism Premature? Link to Thompson's editorial critical of Bush; <a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6363.shtml">http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6363.shtml</a> Thompson has a reputation for being an accomplished journalist. Among many points that he makes, is that mainstream media is owned almost exclusively by huge corporations, such as GE. GE holds $3 billion in contract work relating mostly to the rebuilding of Iraq. Can GE owned "news" enterprises like MSNBC, NBC, and CNBC, report objectively on the situtation surrounding Iraq and the war without compromising stockholder interests? If you believe that Thompson is premature in levying such strong criticism on Bush, what would have to happen before you would be more likely to think that Thompson's criticism is timely? Would a mainstream press, unfettered as Thompson's publication is from conflicting economic and political influences, be more similar in the editorializing of it's opinions of Bush and his administration, to Thompson's opinions, than it obviously seems to be at present? If Thompson is right, is the risk that waiting until "later" to state his views as he did yesterday, might be too risky because of new government restrictions on dissent or because of the risks of government or politically influenced economic or law enforcement/intelligence agency pressures or reprisals?