[ExI] the myth of the US "liberal media"

[Richard Loosemore]

Samantha Atkins wrote:
> One possible take home from this is that government funding of 
> broadcast media opens the way for political culling of content.   Not 
> a big surprise.  This happens in research grants as well.  At the best 
> a lot of enshrining of pre-established viewpoints inevitably occurs.
Garbage.

The foundation referred to in John Pilger's essay is not "government 
funded".

And by contrast one of the most respected neutral media organizations in 
the world, for all its limitations and drawbacks, is government funded:  
the British Broadcasting Corporation.



Richard Loosemore