As the discussion at http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/05/29/ftc-protects-journalisms-past/ http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/05/29/ftc-protects-journalis... points

As the discussion at http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/05/29/ftc-protects-journalisms-past/ http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/05/29/ftc-protects-journalis... points out, the FTC folks didn't listen to the folks who they asked to comment. In particular, that document contains a number of false statements about what various news biz. "Yes, the omission of reporting and facts from the FTC is downright shocking. I sat in their hearing room and told them we found news sites making a sustainable living. Others who were doing it were there." "There was no doubt about what I said: The Batavian is advertiser supported and its profitable and growing (heck, we’ve doubled revenue since I was in DC with the FTC)."