Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Why Is A Free Press Important?

Watch this video of an interview with Glenn Greenwald for part of the answer:



H/t Popular Resistance

8 comments:

  1. Lorne, when you have time, please check out Driftglass--'The Fox and Grapes' via The Galloping Beaver aggregator. It's about Greenwald, as are a few of his earlier posts.

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  2. Thanks for the tip, Linda. I'll check it out.

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  3. Thanks Lorne and let me know what you think.

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    1. I just read the post, Linda. Since I do not get Fox (and have no desire to), it provided some very interesting context and interpretation of why Fox would have Greenwald on their show. I had been wondering about that, and driftglass offered a very plausible analysis. I did, however, think that he was being a bit hard on Greenwald himself.

      Again, thanks for the tip!

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    2. Lorne, if you think he's being hard on Greenwald, you should read his posts on DavidF*ckingBrooks and Andrew Sullivan! I liked his style from the get-go, and agree with most of what he says. All thanks go to The Galloping Beaver!

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    3. Thanks, Linda. I will check that out and bookmark the site for regular visits.

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  4. Driftglass, to me, is a perfect combination of Jymn at 'Let Freedom Reign', Canadian Cynic (when he used to blog, as opposed to tweet) and Ti-guy, a great commenter (know that, wherever you are Ti, you are a hero to many of us, and missed very much). As for the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', I didn't read it in school because I didn't finish :(. (I read lots of Twain and Poe growing up though.) My mom was big on movies so that I remember seeing , and so many other classics.

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  5. Actually, Linda, Jymn is back to blogging; he calls it Let Freedom Rain 11, but I think he still has the old web address. I hadn't heard of Ti-guy, but will definitely check him out as well. Again, thanks for the tips!

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