Obama Mulls Newspaper Bailout

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/newspapers_obama_bailout/2009/09/22/263193.html

In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Toledo Blade Friday, President Obama said he hopes newspapers can find a way out of their financial crisis.

Several bills have been introduced in Congress to boost the newspaper sector, including a Senate proposal that would allow newspaper companies to reformulate themselves as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks.

Once the government has given you money, they control you. Just look at the bailout businesses already...the government is now setting pay. The scary thing in this case is, the government would have the power to say, "you can't print that story or we'll take your bailout money away." Just wait.

U.S. senators consider options for ailing newspapers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090506/media_nm/us_media_newspapers_congress

So let me get this straight...I don't buy newspapers because I can get the same information and more online, but now I potentially have to pay to get an antiquated business afloat? Seriously.

U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52N67F20090324?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Horrible idea, when is this going to stop? When is there going to be a "Tax Payer Bailout?" How about that Washington? Just because there is interest in a bill doesn't make it a good idea. Of course newspapers are going to be interested if it will keep them in business. Also, and more importantly was this:

"Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements."

If the day comes when newspapers cannot make political endorsements, we have lost our country.