Free Debates Update
by T. Colin Dodd
M$NBC sparked a controversy several weeks ago when it restricted internet use of its Republican Presidential Primary Debate covereage. Under pressure from political bloggers of all stripes (many Republicans came through in a big way), a few Democratic candiadtes (Obama, Dodd and Edwards), and Lawrence Lessig, M$NBC backed down and “engaged in a constructive dialogue” with Lessig about what their policy should be moving forward. Since then CNN and NPR have agreed to place no restrictions on their debate coverage. Fox News has chosen to keep their coverage freedom-free for now.
So far, other networks, the RNC, the DNC, Hillary Clinton, and the entire Republican primary field have yet to weigh in, leaving citizens to wonder why they are so incredibly lame.
