Friday, March 25, 2005
Bloggers narrowly dodge federal crackdown
Bloggers narrowly dodge federal crackdown
A March 10 draft of a document created by the Federal Elections commission would have required you political bloggers out there "to comply with the entirety of the regulations that apply to paid political advertising on television, radio and broadcast."
More than you bargained for? The bloggers have mobilized, and are gaining support.
I support the fact that bloggers, at least in the political arena, should be granted the same exemptions as "conventional" media when it comes to campaign finance reform and politcal reporting. The blogosphere has proven its lack of bias, much to the dismay of corporate media. For every "for" argument on an issue you can find an "against". That's not always true of the mainstream media.
"Bloggers are not subject to corporate constraints or concerns, and have shown their independence over and over. "
A March 10 draft of a document created by the Federal Elections commission would have required you political bloggers out there "to comply with the entirety of the regulations that apply to paid political advertising on television, radio and broadcast."
More than you bargained for? The bloggers have mobilized, and are gaining support.
I support the fact that bloggers, at least in the political arena, should be granted the same exemptions as "conventional" media when it comes to campaign finance reform and politcal reporting. The blogosphere has proven its lack of bias, much to the dismay of corporate media. For every "for" argument on an issue you can find an "against". That's not always true of the mainstream media.
"Bloggers are not subject to corporate constraints or concerns, and have shown their independence over and over. "
