In fifty years, some kid who will be my age now might regale his grandchildren with stories of things like a "free" press, and "free" speech. The wide-eyed kids will no doubt be entranced with these fairy tales and beg grandpa to tell them more about the days when the United States was a "free" country, with a written Constitution that meant something and "public servants" who served something more than political correctness. Try this one on for size: The FCC has propsed sending "researchers" into newsrooms across the country to find out why stories impacting minorities aren't being reported. Washington Times: The Obama administration is pushing forward with a Federal Communications Commission project that would send the nose of government researchers in newsrooms across the country - and First Amendment advocates want to know why. The touted purpose of the plan is to "identify and understand the critical information needs of the American public, with special emphasis ...(Read Full Post)