Should Government Bailout Media, Subsidize the Press & Seek to “Save Journalism”?

This a collection of essays (mostly written by Adam Thierer) which address proposals to have the government play a greater role in the media sector in the name of sustaining struggling enterprises or “saving journalism.”

• Initial Thoughts on the FCC “Future of Media” Report, by Adam Thierer, June 9, 2011
• The Battle for Media Freedom: A Conflict of Cyber-Visions, by Adam Thierer, July 23, 2010
• Is a Massive Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Machine Really a Good Idea? by Adam Thierer, July 14, 2010
• How America’s Hugo Chavez Fan Club Plans to ‘Reform’ Our Media Marketplace by Adam Thierer, July 13, 2010
• Book Review: The Death and Life of American Journalism, by Adam Thierer, June 28, 2010
• FTC Workshop Tomorrow on Future of Journalism to Consider Controversial Recommendations, by Adam Thierer, June 14, 2010
• Growing Opposition to FTC “Saving Journalism” Media Takeover Blueprint, by Adam Thierer, June 9, 2010
• FTC Draft Plan to “Save Journalism” Drawing Scrutiny; Raising Concern, by Adam Thierer, June 4, 2010
• PFF’s Mega-Filing in the FCC’s “Future of Media” Proceeding, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, May 5, 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media, Part 5: Media Bailouts & Welfare for Journalists, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, April 30, 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media, Part 4: Expanding Postal Subsidies, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, April 20, 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media, Part 3: Media Vouchers, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, April 14, 2010
• Healthy Skepticism among News Executives about Government Subsidies, by Adam Thierer, April 12, 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media, Part 2: Broadcast Spectrum Fees for Public Media, by Adam Thierer, March 29, 2010
• Steve Forbes on Free Press & Coming “Chavez-Style Media Crackdown”, by Adam Thierer, March 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media, Part 1: Taxing Devices & Networks to Subsidize Media, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, March 24, 2010
• The Wrong Way to Reinvent Media: A New Series of Essays, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, March 23, 2010
• Would a “Citizenship News Voucher” Get Us More “Broccoli Journalism”? by Adam Thierer, March 10, 2010
• summary of remarks at “Crisis in Journalism” event, by Adam Thierer, Feb. 2010
• We’re from Government and We’re Here to Help (Save Journalism) by Adam Thierer, March 6, 2010
• A “Public Option” for Media? The Free Press Plan to Put Journalists on the Public Dole, by Adam Thierer, Nov. 2009
• Public Option for Press Should Get the Red Pen, by Adam Thierer, The Daily Caller, Jan. 2010
• Free Press, Robert McChesney & the “Struggle” for Media, by Adam Thierer, Aug. 2009
• What the Media Reformistas Really Want, by Adam Thierer, Aug. 2008
• Socializing Media in Order to Save It, by Adam Thierer, City Journal, March 2009
• Obama Should Just Say No To Newspaper Bailouts, Adam Thierer, Sept. 2009
• The Dangers of Government-Subsidized News, by Adam Thierer, Oct. 2009
• A Bailout For The First Amendment?, by Wayne Crews, Aug. 2009
• testimony at FCC’s Hearing on “Serving the Public Interest in the Digital Era”, by Adam Thierer, March 2010
• A Manifesto for Media Freedom, by Adam Thierer and Brian Anderson, 2008
• Chairman Leibowitz’s Disconnect on Privacy Regulation & the Future of News, by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, Progress Snapshot 6.1, January 13, 2010
• Media Myths: Making Sense of the Debate over Media Ownership, by Adam Thierer, June 2005