Re: Steganography, My Ass: The Dangers of Private and Self-Censorship in Wartime

At 10:39 AM 12/12/01 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:

PS: Not all libertarians believe the "the public responsibilities of the press are a myth." It's entirely possible to reconcile that phrase with the idea that a newspaper is a for-profit business.

I'm afraid the closest I can come is to recognize that a presscorp (or reporter!) has only its reputation to sell; and when bias is exposed that is reduced. But no 'public' anything; a newspaper (like a web server) does not need a 'public' license to use a 'public' resource like the EM spectrum or the cable infrastructure. Just my 2 picas.