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Dan Rather, former CBS Evening News Anchor who spent over six decades as a working reporter, calls on President Barack Obama to launch a White House Commission on Public Media.
This was the message during a speech Rather delivered at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, CO on Tues., July 28th.
Quotes from Rather during his speech:
"I personally encourage the president to establish a White House Commission on Public Media".
"A truly free and independent press is the red beating heart of democracy and freedom".
"This is not something just for journalists to be concerned about, and the loss of jobs and the loss of newspapers, and the diminution of the American Press' tradional role of being the watchdog on power".
At state, Rather argued, is the very survival of American Democracy.
Rather presently hosts "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet a "high-definition" network.
My Take: This is awesome. It's time to inject respect, integrity and truth back to the media industry.
One aspect not totally clear yet is how much the loss of integrity and respect toward the mass media has caused the recent death-spiral media crisis. There's been a gradual new media eclipsing old media for a while, and this is also part of the picture that needs to be accounted. As well as our overall economy in the dumps. In any case, we need and deserve a respected media.
Rather has taken a great step forward in encouraging Obama to form this commission.
Best,
David Kobierowski
91.7FM KOOP Radio
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