Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:22:02 -0400, Warp wrote:

> > Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> >> If they're privately held companies, they can do whatever they like.
> > 
> >   That's certainly not true in the general case. There are tons of laws
> > governing what private companies can and cannot do, even with their own
> > property. Monopoly law is just one example.

> Sure, I was exaggerating for effect; they can, however, report the news 
> that they feel is important, and they can do so in a biased way if they 
> so desire.

  Well, there are also journalism ethics for unbiased reporting...

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                                                          - Warp

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