Thursday, March 26, 2009

Critics Say Senate Bill to Rescue Newspapers May Invite Government Control of News

Call it the opening salvo of the broadsheet bailout. Castaway columnists and struggling stringers might be America's next charity case if Sen. Benjamin Cardin has his way.

The Maryland Democrat proposed a bill Tuesday that would rewrite tax law to allow newspapers to operate as tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, just as long as they don't make official endorsements of political candidates.

But some media analysts say that could create government control of the news.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/26/critics-say-senate-invite-government-control-news/

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