September 21, 2009

Obama zings blogosphere, loves newspapers

President Barack Obama is a newspaper junkie who's worried that blogs could one day rule the media world.
"Journalistic integrity, you know, fact-based reporting, serious investigative reporting, how to retain those ethics in all these different new media and how to make sure that it's paid for, is really a challenge," Obama told The Toledo Blade. "But it's something that I think is absolutely critical to the health of our democracy."
"I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in context, that what you will end up getting is people shouting at each other across the void but not a lot of mutual understanding," Obama told the paper.

Go read the full story in The Blade. I'm sure it needs the money -- and since it's still employing our old publisher, Joe Zerbey, you're either helping him out a little or helping to make sure he doesn't come back, depending on how you want to look at it.

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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like he does not like nor want the court of public OPINION.

Anonymous said...

He doesn't want us to spread the truth.

Anonymous said...

You three jerks are NOT the court of public opinion. That's for sure even though you think so!

Anonymous said...

Of course he loves his newspapers.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous2
Oh give me a break!!!
No matter what Obama says or does, its always wrong according to the Reps. Unlike the last village idiot that was in office, he cares about the American People and is trying to change things for the good.

Anonymous said...

8:34 PM

There are only 2 other comments (not 3). Guess we know who the jerk really is. Typical Obaaaaamanite.

Anonymous said...

No sorry jerk one only has to read this blog to see who the real weirdos are.

Anonymous said...

Bushites (BS) er's are waaaaaaaay worse .

NOT mine said...

Why shouldn't he love the newspaopers .

They REFUSE to inform the people of his ignorance and treachery .

His administration is merely Clinton III and America is suffering for it yet again.

Anonymous said...

can you say A-C-O-R-N?

Anonymous said...

Bushites (BS) er's are waaaaaaaay worse . Didn't you read this? Or you deliberatly ignoring it? Let me guess LOL

Anonymous said...

there are none so blind as they who will not see...Obama sheeples.

Anonymous said...

DIDN'T HE PROMISE NOT TO CANCEL ANY MILITARY CONTRACTS!!!!! Then he did.....HOW ABOUT ALL THE SKILLED LABOR THAT PUT INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINES!!! Don't give me that rhetoric about creating all those new jobs in the alternative energy arena. His own aids even inadvertently commented that the viable technology base WAS 15 YEARS OUT!!! Well, guess he isn’t lying any more than the others before him.

Anonymous said...

"he cares about the American People and is trying to change things for the good."

Do you really believe this of Obama? He is trying to cause the collapse of our economy and put everything under government (his) control. That is not for our good.