If as is often argued a free press is critical to a functioning democracy then it might well be argued a free press is an essential service in a democratic society. Given I am always ranting essential services are best not privatized, wherein the quality of the service delivered is often sacrificed in favor of a higher quarterly return (cause if you don’t meet those margins you can’t borrow at the most favorable rates, just ask Enron) then news media should garner a larger percentage of public dollars to really watchdog our elected officials.
(hat/tip themguys)
