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Re:The Equifax disaster points to a much bigger problem by tertius on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:58AM (#15312752)
> and require a certain amount of real political coverage in the media

"Require" and "free press" don't go together unfortunately.

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Re:The Equifax disaster points to a much bigger problem by stanleydrew on Friday September 22, 2017 @11:08AM (#15312840)
This is not true. The first amendment says the government can't pass laws to suppress free speech. And in fact the press is required to do all sorts of things for the public good, such as:

https://www.fcc.gov/general/emergency-alert-system-eas

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Re:The Equifax disaster points to a much bigger problem by JoshMnem on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:10PM (#15313403)
It's a complicated issue, but see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
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