Press Plea

" Any impact segment tonight former CBS newsman Dan rather is calling on President Obama to save journalism. And the newsman says that if the government doesn't get involved democracy itself may be at risk."

" A truly free. And independent press it again fiercely independent when necessary. As part of the red beating heart of democracy. This is why -- huge figures and journalists. Because of internal. It's a society societal problem for what's happening. With -- news I personally urged the president. To establish this white house commission on but the media."

" Joining us now from Chicago -- talk radio host Nancy Skinner and in New York Angela McGlowan. A Fox News political analyst and author of the book bamboozled. Nancy. This is almost too easy it's like shooting fish in a barrel -- rather on on on the media and that desire or some type of bail out. I think of the countries that that do have. A lot of government involvement and how media runs and how media reports and so forth here are some of that country's. China Cuba Russia and Venezuela. We really wanna be going down that road."

" Laura I wanna know why you hate the First Amendment of the constitution. Is talking about that evaporated like that crap I think getting an okay I don't know what will listen what what he's saying is this is not about regulating it odd that you set. Let's look at that it's what's what's happened to the business models where you got the Boston Globe going down where they don't delivered his great free press the advertising models right now in this economy let's face it want -- are just not supporting. Real investigative journalism really lives."

" I got that nobody got welcome back to the growing you with. And while I don't like I'm Michael Jackson if people don't wanna hear about Michael Jackson Nancy. They shouldn't be covering Michael Jackson had not -- government and it isn't what -- bill I mean if you're on Friday at broadcasters what they should put on television when it comes the political or what I don't think there's not Laura Laura this is not as red -- white paper as the Blogosphere I'd -- I'm not yet gotten on Friday the First Amendment I can't match Angela you'll get back into Latin antibody Angela give --"

" Here's an idea you have the federal. I have SEC you have the Federal Trade Commission. You had it in -- e-commerce. Department you have also committees on Capitol Hill that aren't you overseeing these games. We have and a deficit. Why I was trying to create. More bureaucracy. -- of the day did the newsman he was one and they want that -- about us remember when he left in saint so when he spoke before that Aspen Institute. About responsibility in the media yes we have a First Amendment right. We already have. Organizations. Federal regulatory. Organizations that oversee anything I just think if it needs this -- that I did time."

" Did it feel what what you think will be accomplished by the government's choosing as it as it has done essentially in the banking industry and it car companies. Winners and losers in media like who's going to be the winner and one -- yes a city like Seattle or what what will be the winning that media outlet."

" They aren't talking about. They act talking about bailouts of media that's Wednesday. What he's saying is look at there is a problem where you you can't have just like you can't have government controlled media if you have two companies corporations controlling all the media and that you're not gonna get a free flow of information and that is really see it if you hit it in the Blogosphere is not bloggers are investigative journalist you have a -- say. Really by planes."

" And a fan I'll have Nancy alana and let it Nancy. You agree that there is a market for investigative journalism right and people want I -- I love -- and right now logged on I got a lull although not so. -- don't think I like it or why didn't. Why didn't we see this financial meltdown coming there are some equipment won't adopt it's how people did -- they yelled at I was offended oh million dollar flawed man. That holiday and it's. What you're saying there isn't there is no market for investigative journalism today. And yet the government have to have some role in creating a market for it that's what you're saying is that your argument. No no that's not what I'm saying he's saying let's look at what's happened since it do we have a baby and informing us and at -- what I tell us before doing that. -- what's happened is the mainstream. Media as a so called for some reason the mainstream media has disappointed both -- listeners. And viewers when it comes to news and that's why Fox's ratings are through the roof that's -- my ratings on talk radio through the roof. That's why certain bloggers have amazing audiences the free market actually has a way of weeding people out -- data the Waterloo -- Anwar Al SA actually -- pretty well Angela."

" Often have a process in place if the FCC -- petitions did tonight at FTC's Mike the FTC. If you have a problem and an American citizen about a certain issue that you see their place is right right to write your member of congress. Businesses more bureaucracy is made more money I don't."

" So how what government does not want the government -- anymore involve them and our lives and irony is that in the great snack break that's now what are you really appreciate it."