[...] links for 2009-04-20 | Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh [...]

For me, the idea of an internet license fee is a non-starter. I have nothing against the BBC continuing to get its money. I think their shockingly Orwellian announcements warning that if you don’t pay, they will hunt you down like dog, are utterly suicidal for the BBC. It just shows you how destructive it is to one’s own ethical values to get money from the people by using government power. That’s THEIR problem, not mine.

But I digress.

Funding news through a government tax would simply further isolate the news business from its audience. However, the concept is so out of touch with reality that I am confident it will disappear without a trace, in the blink of an eye. So, I’m not even going to bother arguing any further against it.

However, there are serious people in this world giving this whole thing some serious thought. I recommend: “J-Schools Play Catchup” by Brian Stelter, The New York Times, April 14, 2009.

This is the URL:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04.....wanted=all

Don’t be discouraged if The New York Times asks you for a little information, before they let you read it. They’re just trying to make a living. Fill out their little form, if they insist, and you can read it for free.