Obviously, the private marketplace hasn’t figured out a way to do local journalism and make money at the same time. Since the rise of the internet, it’s a devilishly difficult code to crack.
Which is why, as taxpayers and citizens, we owe it to ourselves to step in and fund organizations capable of providing this vital civic resource: call it a tote bag in every pot.
Government support for quality journalism is not a new or radical idea. Its role in distributing the mail, providing health care, and offering free book-lending and museums is taken for granted.
We badly need more good local journalism. If the market can’t provide it, taxpayers must step up.
Considering that the local papers are still around and are printing holiday ads and press releases by pols verbatim, it appears we already have taxpayer-funded journalism.
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Lancman's idiocy knows no bounds. Consider this, "Government support never compromised WNYC’s fierce independence, and that surely will be just as true if the reporting is written as opposed to spoken."
Has anyone listened to WNYC recently? It is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal progressive station that cozies up to every left wing idea of the moment.
The government should protect the first amendment not participate in disseminating biased propaganda of any sort.
Fewer people outside of nursing homes, senior centers, of those fresh off the boat believe the local press politics especially since we now have unfiltered social media like Queens Crap.
If the press starts to shut down it will be increasingly difficult for 'cunt-y' to broadcast Big Joe Crowley's latest stooge on the rest of us. Ah-ho. What happens when he looses our hearts and minds?
Touché, Crappy! The truth hurts!
OH, YES!!
What we need is a government run news organization controlled, run and payed for by our Comrade Mayor's Politburo.
For those educated in the public indoctrination camps;
Constitution of United States of America 1789 (rev. 1992)
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Those who do not study history, will be damned to repeat it...
WHY:
Times Ledger
Queens Tribune
Queens Chronicle
Queens Press
LIC Post
Community of Colors
Just to name a few local media and who need to actually do JOURNALISM as opposed to elected officials photo ops and other bullshit, especially QUEENS PRESS (which is pretty much the Democratic SE Queens version of FOX & FRIENDS.
How about some DAMN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM especially in the dirty SE Queens.
Leave it to a HACK elected official like Lancman to come up with this bullshit. So QUEENS PRESS, this can be your first story on BULLSHIT.
I can see it now, The DeBlasio Daily. Now excuse me while I vomit.
WNYC has not been government supported since the days of Giuliani - it was sold by New York City to a private foundation that is funded by individual listeners, who donate; foundations who donate; and I'm sure some government grants. And yes, I agree that it tilts Left.
Rory is an idiot. What is he thinking here especially with the way the re-elected Day Mayor de Faustio aka Mr. Mandate shows contempt for the press and arrogantly refuses to answer their questions.
Sarc beat me to it. The first amendment clearly states against establishment of a government funded press for it can be easily manipulated.
de Faustio already has been doing a version of this with his preposterous city hall comedy sketch videos.
There should be more investigative journalism, but the papers have been bought by relentless and oppressive corporations run by vile owners who are too cheap to give workers a living wage or wages befit of their professions regarding the amount of money the media accrues. Clearly, they don't want to share the wealth.
This is gist of it. They don't want to pay for solid reporting. The owners want to hoard all the wealth generated and all the credit too for just sitting on their asses. They are worse than any shiftless bum.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un supports this idea.
This would promote shared juche ideals of Comrade Mayor Bill de Blasio to opioid addicted capitalist running dog lackeys in New York City area.
The most singularly horrifying idea since the words "President Donald Trump." I'd call Lancman an idiot but I wouldn't want to inflate his ego.
"WNYC has not been government supported since the days of Giuliani..."
Yup, they do get government money, about $4.25 million last year alone.
Rory needs to see a psychiatrist if he thinks that's gonna happen. Does this pol bum actually do anything besides suck up taxpayers' money?
The Dope from Park Slope just hates the New York Post, since they've been relentless on holding him accountable - they've been all over the pay-to-play scandals.
We need a nickname for Rory, too.
These assholes want the benefits of capitalism with the controls of communism (in their hands of course).
Rory needs a soft and comfy place to land after he is term-limited. WNYC looks like the perfect featherbed.
Rory needs a soft and comfy place to land after he is term-limited. WNYC looks like the perfect featherbed.
Why not - most NPR stations are all white, so Lancman can check that box off.
WNYC radio has been airing Alec Baldwin's show for several years. Their refusal to sever ties with that a-hole, even after all of his public bullying episodes and anti-New York comments, was the main reason that I stopped my membership. Baldwin is also the host for the New York Philharmonic's broadcasts, obviously because he is so highly cultured. (I guess they forgot he called his daughter a fat pig.)
In their desperate quest to appear to be less white, WNYC started a show called 2 Dope Queens - maybe Lancman and de Blasio will get their own show and just be The 2 Dopes.
I love a good Sarc-ification.
Is there a two drink minimum when Lancman goes to the podium?
Oh yeah this is a GREAT idea, state sponsored journalism huh?
And we shall call this new news outlet PRTAVDA.
It sounds nice in theory, but I can't see how it could ever work in practice.
> Rory needs a soft and comfy place to land after he is term-limited. WNYC looks like the perfect featherbed.
He's probably going to run for Queens Attorney General.
Here is for a good laugh:
https://www.citizenfreepress.com/column-1/snl-finally-mocks-democrats-and-its-hilarious/
Let me fix the headline, Lachman wants more government sponsored propaganda, send this sob and the rest of the progressives to North Korea!
He's probably going to run for Queens Attorney General.
There's a long line of people waiting for that job to open up, especially those who will be (or have been) term-limited out of office. Peter Vallone, Jr. was always one whose name would come up, but now that he's a civil court judge (ten-year term), he's probably not looking for anything else. Even though state legislators don't have term limits, I wonder if Tony Avella would try for it?
Roy needs a diet !
Isn't it bad enough that every one of our
local Queens newspapers are constantly kissing politicians feet?
Why are there no Queens politicians in these comments. Does this mean they go on record suppressing people and feeding us false news?
Who cares about far away Trump when we have our own tribe of little backyard fascist Trumpettes?
Democrat-Fascist Party of Queens:
“rigid thinkers who obeyed authority, saw the world as black and white, and enforced strict adherence to their social rules and hierarchies.”
The Authoritarian Personality (1950), by philosopher Theodor Adorno, a refugee from Nazi Germany,
local Queens newspapers are constantly kissing politicians feet?
I think they graduated from the feet kissing and moved on to other body parts, a bit higher.
"... I wonder if Tony Avella would try for it?"
The fact that he is not an attorney could be a hindrance.
>snl-finally-mocks-democrats
Finally? They always mock Democrats, it's just that the current President is extraordinarily mockable.
>Tony Avella
Besides not being a lawyer, he's also not term limited.
What a political pimple. Lance him!
"Mamma, I want to be a politician when I grow up. The money is good and you don't have to work".
Good Lord! Lancman looks like a bloated politician. Right after he got out of the army he was trim. Now he's a poster child for lethargy.
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