Tuesday, November 22, 2011

What Happened to Freedom of the Press? | Seattle Education #ows

What Happened to Freedom of the Press? | Seattle Education:

What Happened to Freedom of the Press?

Why is it that the only news outlets showing what’s really going on in the streets of the United States are online news outlets such as Democracy Now, truthout and other blogs such as Common Dreams and the Occupy Nowwebsites around the country and Livestream websites as in Oakland and New York City? And yes, other blogs like this one and a few others?

The Seattle Times so-called education writers used to post only press releases from our Broad-trained superintendent and the Seattle Foundation that is funded by Gates’ money. Now they write faux op-ed’s and columns written by so called education writers who only write the corporate/company line that are fed to them by the League of Education Voters, Stand for Children and the Seattle Foundation pushing charter schools and