Well, there is nothing new under the sun. Unsurprisingly, the few folks that did pick up on the Cyren Call story focused on the denial in bold type and completely ignored the stuff in the fine print. This by Richard Koman is typical.
OTOH, given that Cyren Call has been in a bunch to the FCC, I don’t think anyone important is fooled. Moving forward, the FCC will need to give some clear guidance on what it expects for PSST and its agents. As Morgan O’Brien observed, this will be a good thing.
@haroldfeld Amen & damn straight, Harold! A huge obstacle is cat herding a unifying voice amongst all the competing built-better mousetrap silos — getting past ‘our paper, digital, paid, free, for-profit or nonprofit model’ is THE future bullshit. Our friend @jcstearns doing mighty on that.
This story needs to be told better. We have to make it clear that the decline of traditional corporate media creates an *opportunity* to build a better media ecology. We should reject policies that are designed simply to prop up existing media giants.
@haroldfeld @jasonwbade Indeed. Behold a multitude of successful case studies from @LIONPubs members like @howardowens @DSmith_Tucson @jayallred651 @BuxMontNews @ckrewson and hundreds more...
What happens when the news is gone? Well, tbh, entrepreneurs step in and build something new with the right cost structure & product-market fit for TODAY's economy. Just ask @jay_senter or @stoomey or @DonLDay or @thischrishorne or @tasneemraja or…
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-future-of-democracy/what-happens-when-the-news-is-gone/
What about his felinoid companion “Stimpy?”
“While flying in his hover car at high speed, Ren’s engine fails and crashes in the forest.” Ren, Pure Strain Human, is equipped with plastic armor, MkVII blaster rifle, and several different grenades, and travels with a pair of trained giant falcons. https://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/190521438197/while-flying-in-his-hover-car-at-high-speed
Is it my imagination or has Mayor Pete been losing ground to Mayor Mike?
