> So the problem is that corporate media is politically streamlined? Yes, I absolutely think so. Hilaire Belloc in 1918 wrote a wonderful critique of corporate

> So the problem is that corporate media is politically streamlined? Yes, I absolutely think so. Hilaire Belloc in 1918 wrote a wonderful critique of corporate newspapers where he pointed out that their real customers are advertisers, and that in many cases, the cross-ownership of media by other corporations, as well as cross-board memberships meant that the corporate press would necessarily adopt positions friendly to the largest corporations. His book "The Free Press" (although very right wing) is worth reading. It totally anticipates Chomsky's critiques as well. > I enjoyed that a lot, until the selection of articles began to appear biased to the right. I think the idea is still great - give me unfiltered opinions and analysis, instead just filter by the 'intellectual depth' if you will. It'd be black coffee in magazine form. It is a good reason to have a robust blogosphere and read blogs you might otherwise disagree with as well as those who you agree with.