Justin Beller’s posterous

If you've been keeping up with the media war between the White House and Fox News, just remember that it's not bias if it's in your favor. Of course the White House is going to have a quarrel with Fox News. They slant to the right and are critical of White House policy. They're not going to have a beef with MSNBC or CNN because they slant to the left and don't seem to question the policies.

In the end it's a matter of perspective, but unfortunately this is a dangerous game being played by those in power and in the end the public will loose far more than just a cable channel they may or may not agree with.

We're fortunate to live in a country with multiple news sources to choose from. If you don't agree with what you see or read, choose another. We're even more fortunate to engage those news sources through the technology we have today and offer up our own alternative point of view. How many people in the world have the freedom to do that?

Attacks on a news outlet regardless of their views or reporting is really an attack on all news outlets. If they attempt to drive out or marginalize one, who's to say they won't go after another... then another... and another until the news becomes a mouthpiece for those in power.

This is where it all starts and if you ask your friends and neighbors they'll certainly have their opinions on which news outlet they prefer. Great! Terrific! Let's celebrate. However, let's not celebrate attacks on the press. We have it for a very good reason and we still have the freedom to decide on the information we want to comsume and what we want to reject.