I think it was in "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist", by Roger Lowenstein, there is a sort of parable that goes something like this.
Q: How many legs would a cat have if you called its tail a leg?
A: Four. Just because you call its tail a leg doesn't make it one.
AFAIC, Uber is a cab company. It can call itself a tech company all it wants, but it provides the same service as the local Yellow Cab franchise without complying with the same regulatory process.
"government news source"?
Do you even know how news works? News sources are private. That's why they are watchdogs of government.
While Facebook is, indeed, a social networking site and not a news outlet like the (privately held) Washington Post or Guardian, it is a source of news for many and, therefore, a news source.
Finally, news sites, newspapers, television reporters--none of these has any special constitutional rights or duties. They are stand-ins for regular folks. They report on city hall so we can go about our jobs. The problem is, not enough of us are paying for our news. Therefore the old traditional sources of reporting are drying up.
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I think it was in "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist", by Roger Lowenstein, there is a sort of parable that goes something like this.
Q: How many legs would a cat have if you called its tail a leg?
A: Four. Just because you call its tail a leg doesn't make it one.
AFAIC, Uber is a cab company. It can call itself a tech company all it wants, but it provides the same service as the local Yellow Cab franchise without complying with the same regulatory process.
No. GP missed a session of English class.
How is the key not a form of information?
"government news source"? Do you even know how news works? News sources are private. That's why they are watchdogs of government. While Facebook is, indeed, a social networking site and not a news outlet like the (privately held) Washington Post or Guardian, it is a source of news for many and, therefore, a news source. Finally, news sites, newspapers, television reporters--none of these has any special constitutional rights or duties. They are stand-ins for regular folks. They report on city hall so we can go about our jobs. The problem is, not enough of us are paying for our news. Therefore the old traditional sources of reporting are drying up.