Free Press Calls on Obama Administration to Resist Extremism in the Media

Defends Former Free Press Board Member Van Jones

"Beck has a First Amendment right to stoke prejudice, and we do not and will not support efforts to silence him. This is not about censorship; it’s about sanity. Our leaders have a responsibility to condemn fear mongering in all its forms, defend those who are unfairly attacked, and support a more diverse media system that provides alternative voices to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and other extremists. The lesson from the shameful McCarthy era ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 8, 2009

When a call for sanity in big media has to be made, the society is sick. This release makes such a call.

We are having a relapse of McCarthyitis.

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