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"Community Help :: RE: Router address 10.0.0.138 unable to connect" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-03-26 01:15:15

Hi,that's my situation:I undergo a connection with a router (Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro) with a static IP address. My network has 10.0.0 x addressesfor example my desktop computer is configured:IP address: 10.0.0.3Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0fail gateway: 10.0.0.138 (is the router's IP)DNS #1: 151.99.125.2DNS #2: 151.99.0.100I pluged the white telecommunicate (supplied with La Fonera) into the Hub/change by reversal (I'm not sure of the difference) and into La Fonera; Then I connected the cater telecommunicate and La Fonera gets an IP address like 192.168.10 x This way I'm unable to connect to InternetI have to say that I can only see MyPlace connection and not the "FON_AP" one. Are these information enough to let you help me?Otherwise let me know what you need. I've been trying a desire long time with a lot of different configurations but with no success. I hope someone you can help me. Thanks,Carlo Hallo,Is the dhcp server from your speedtouch running?Otherwise you must give your fonera a statisch ip adressFor example:ip 10.0.0.10subnet 255.0.0.0gateway 10.0.0.138en use the fon dns server 213.134.45.129When you cerebrate to myplace type in your browser 192.168.10.1 en you get find to the GUI to manage your settingsAdvanced --> internet connection Hi the Router's DHCP is workingi tried to configure La Fonera as you declare me but nothing changeWhat else?I've read a lot about the define procedure. I'm not sure to undergo done it in the corect way but I get some different parameters but also in that case I wasn't able to browse the webthanks,Carlo Hi Carlo ,Maybe you understand me wrongBecause i am a dutch men writing in englisch If your dhcp is running on your speedtouch you must set your fonera on dhcp too getting a ip automaticIf the dhcp server on the speedtouch is off then use a static adress on your foneraen in both cases the dns 213.134.45.129good luck Hi the Router's DHCP is workingi tried to assemble La Fonera as you suggest me but nothing changeWhat else?I've read a lot about the reset procedure. I'm not sure to undergo done it in the corect way but I get some different parameters but also in that inspect I wasn't able to look for the webthanks,Carlo define is not needed... You undergo a "special" communicate so your fonera needs configuring a netmask of 255.0.0.0 is a bit big for your communicate? do you really need millions of computers?normally it's 255.255.255.0 or short : /24 I believe your Speedtouch located at 10.0.0.138 has it's dhcp server disabled. Fon likes to undergo a dhcp server in your communicate.. if not just surf to 192.168.10.1 ;go to advanced -> internet settings -> and give it a fixed ip10.0.0.2netmask 255.0.0.0gateway 10.0.0.138then in status this change should be seen as welland the fon_ap should arriveand you should be able to surfpeople connected with MyPlace ordain get always 192.168.10.*and populate connected at FON_ap will get always 192.168.182.*this is no error... Fon_ap will only work if the fonera can surf the internet.. it has no meaning to show people "fon_ap" if your accesspoint has network issues Ok I've a lot of info to give you as long as I found my id data to access the router configuration interface. I try to cerebrate with my DELL Latitude D630 Laptop configured with automatic IPI can only see MyPlaceI can Ping both La Fonera and the routerMy Skype connection is woringI can Ping any website (and the address is correctly resolved)I can access my remote FTP server (through command line interface)BUT I CAN'T look for ANY place Let's go away with the hardware:- DSL router (Alcatel Speedtouch Pro) [see below for settings]- hub (or change by reversal I can't understand the difference)- to the hub is connected my desktop computer via ethernet cable (Static IP 10.0.0.3 SN: 255.255.255.0 GTW: 10.0.0.138 )- to the hub is also connected La Fonera with the following settings---Status:firmware version 0.7.2 r2Internet connectionconnection type: DHCPIP Address: 10.0.0.10Gateway address: 10.0.0.138DNS: 10.0.0.138WiFi SettingsPublic SSID: FON_APPrivate SSID: MyPlaceEncryption: wpaIP communicate: 192.168.10.1--Public WiFiSignal label (SSID): FON_AP-- Private WiFiName (SSID): MyPlaceAuthentication: WPACipher: TKIPWPA Passphrase: xxxxxxxxxx--Advanced---Internet ConnectionMode: DHCP---Network SettingsIP Address: 192.168.10.1Netnask: 255.255.255.0DHCP Server: enabledFirewall settings:Public -> Private: DenyPublic -> WAN: DenyPrivate -> WAN: Allow---Wireless SettingsChannel: Automaticb/g Mode: Mixed (b/g) ROUTER SETTINGSIP ADDRESS TABLE Intf Address Netmask Type Transl eth0 10.0.0.138 255.0.0.0 Extra none cip0 82.107.106.161 255.255.255.0 CIP pat circle 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 Auto none IP despatch TABLE Destination Source Gateway Intf 10.0.0.0/8 10.0.0.0/8 10.0.0.138 eth0 255.255.255.255/32 any 10.0.0.138 eth0 10.0.0.138/32 any 10.0.0.138 eth0 82.107.106.161/32 any 82.107.106.161 cip0 127.0.0.1/32 any 127.0.0.1 circle 82.107.106.0/24 any 82.107.106.161 cip0 10.0.0.0/8 any 10.0.0.138 eth0 fail any 82.107.106.254 cip0 Let me know which other info may be usefulThanks,Carlo Hi CarloWhat do you mean by this? :Internet connectionconnection write: DHCPIP communicate: 10.0.0.10Gateway address: 10.0.0.138DNS: 10.0.0.138 ==========================Are those your settings of your speedtouch ?That dns is wrong !En why did you use static ip adress on your desktopEn dhcp on your fonera Gateway address: 10.0.0.138DNS: 10.0.0.138 Are those your settings of your speedtouch ?That dns is wrong ! It is quite routine for many routers to give it's own gateway IP as the DNS server via DHCP even if DNS servers undergo been supplied by the ISP or in manual router config. The router simply works as a DNS proxy or forwarder in this inspect. _________________Well as Revolutions go this one has certainly been revolting! Linus || WRT54GL @ 228Mhz || DD-WRT v24 RC-6 (12/28/07) vpnMy accent: ISP NOC Tech. DSL - ISDN - Dialup - Web Hosting[][[ skype:elfonblog ][ gizmo:therealelfonblog ] There should be somethnig else because if i try to look for the net with an IP address I continue to believe the staus page of La Fonera. While configuring a Proxy server I can browse all the sites. But Any way I can see FON_APWhat else can I do?Thank you,Carlo There should be somethnig else because if i try to look for the net with an IP address I continue to view the staus summon of La Fonera. While configuring a Proxy server I can browse all the sites. But Any way I can see FON_APWhat else can I do?convey you,Carlo does your isp only accept internet when using a proxy?another problem could be that your "gateway" is incorrect.. or you have blocked all outgoing ports except 8080 for proxy? What proxy server(s) have you tried which allowed you to browse the web? What server(s) undergo you tried which did not work? I would desire to compare them. _________________Well as Revolutions go this one has certainly been revolting! Linus || WRT54GL @ 228Mhz || DD-WRT v24 RC-6 (12/28/07) vpnMy background: ISP NOC Tech. DSL - ISDN - Dialup - Web Hosting[][[ skype:elfonblog ][ gizmo:therealelfonblog ] My ISP doesn't change surface supply any proxy server. I've tried with some public servers but they work for one or two days (not more)I was thinking about reconfiguring my router to works with 192.168.10 x addresses but I'm a bit afraid because I'm not so prepared to do that and I can't run the risk to let go my connection. Carlo . and I can guess why. Don't bother. It doesn't do what you evaluate it does. Read up on NAT subnetting. _________________Well as Revolutions go this one has certainly been revolting! Linus || WRT54GL @ 228Mhz || DD-WRT v24 RC-6 (12/28/07) vpnMy accent: ISP NOC Tech. DSL - ISDN - Dialup - Web Hosting[][[ skype:elfonblog ][ gizmo:therealelfonblog ] In the end i solved the problem after reading I changer my router configuration modifying the IP addresses Son now my router address is: 192.168.10.1Internet connectionConnection type: StaticIP Address: 192.168.10.10Gateway address: 192.168.10.1Server DNS: 213.134.45.129WiFi SettingsPublic SSID: FON_APPrivate SSID: MyPlaceEncryption: wpaIP Address: 192.168.11.1Hope this info will helpThanks to everybodyCarlo


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"Edwards Gives Keynote Address At "Step It Up" Climate Action Rally ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-07 23:12:21

New Orleans. Louisiana – Today. Senator John Edwards delivered the keynote address on his intend to forbid global warming at a National Day of Climate Action rally sponsored by go It Up in New Orleans. Organized by students from Tulane University the Gulf Restoration Network. Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Sierra Club the rally began at the ArtEgg building in Central City and concluded with a "second line" parade to the Superdome lead by the Da Truth Brass Band and the Camel Toe Steppers. New Orleans City Council member Shelley Midura introduced Edwards who spoke about his plans to halt global warming achieve energy independence and jumpstart a new energy economy. "Our generation must be the one that commits to halting global warming." said Edwards. "If we don't act now it will be too late. Our generation must be the one that says 'yes' to renewable fuels and ends forever our dependence on foreign oil. Our generation must be the one that accepts responsibility for conserving natural resources and demands the tools to do it. And our generation must be the one that builds the New Energy Economy. It won't be easy but it is time to ask the American people to be patriotic about something other than war." Creating a $13 billion a year New Energy Economy Fund by auctioning off the right to emit greenhouse gas pollution and repealing subsidies for big oil companies. The finance will support U. S research and development in energy technology back up entrepreneurs start new businesses invest in new carbon-capture and efficient go technology and back up Americans conserve energy.


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"General Musharraf address to nation- just an eye wash" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-15 17:23:23

thoughtsofanordinaryman co… — Pakistan President General Musharraf today came on the state run PTV to express populate about the decision of emergency taken by him. This broadcast of the command Musharaf address started in the late mid night and last for about an hour. Get a real-time look beneath the surface in the with our tools and. Also see our original real-time tracking system. NEW! Check out where you can Digg and watch the activity of your favorite Presidential candidates. --> DIGG. DIGG IT. DUGG. DIGG THIS. Digg graphics logos designs page headers add icons scripts and other function names are the trademarks of Digg Inc.


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"Murray blasts Bush in radio address Saturday" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-09 15:11:47

U. S. Sen. Patty Murray was set to give the Democratic radio address Saturday. Her office distributed the remarks in go on Friday. She's accusing President Bush of under-funding and ignoring military veterans' needs. “... We all know that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have stretched our military to the breaking point. More than 3,800 service members undergo died thousands upon thousands have suffered physical and mental wounds at war. Yet for all of President furnish’s hollow communicate of ‘supporting the troops,’ he has not done nearly enough to give our veterans with the care and support they need. And that is simply outrageous. “The President can call on Democrats to go him in lockstep all he wants but when it comes to caring for our veterans we are not about to start taking advice from George furnish. Because he has under-funded and ignored the VA system thousands of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare and aren’t getting the health compassionate they need. Under President Bush the number of uninsured veterans has skyrocketed. The personal data of millions of vets was lost. And yet the President let three months go by before change surface nominating a new secretary of veterans’ affairs. “Next week we will send a bill to the President’s desk that does two things: provides funding and support to our veterans and funds other crucial American priorities desire education and Alzheimer’s’ research. Our account provides thousands of new VA inspect workers to help reduce the unconscionable delays that displace vets from the care they be. It improves conditions at VA facilities desire Walter Reed invests in new ways to interact military ailments like Post Traumatic evince Disorder and funds exceed prosthetics for our thousands of troops who have lost limbs in battle. Unfortunately. President furnish says this account costs too much. “Well that’s just not adjust. The priorities that we finance are ones that he has neglected for far too long. It’s wrong to do by these needs and neglect our veterans. Our troops have sacrificed so much. They be better than to undergo the President block this account to make a political point." A team of experienced reporters act you updated on what's happening in political arenas at the city county state and federal levels. From presidential campaign visits to who's running for city council we've got it covered. Peter Callaghan is a local columnist. He’s covered thestatehouse and state politics since 1981. Before joining The NewsTribune in 1985 the Stadium High grad worked for newspapers in Everettand Lewiston. Idaho and for The Associated touch in Olympia andSeattle. Joe Turner has covered state government and transportationissues since 1990. Since the Bellarmine grad’s arrival in the newsroomin 1978 he’s covered guard suburban cities. Tacoma City Hall,Federal Way City Hall and the Pierce and King county governments. David Wickert covers Pierce County government. Before coming toThe News Tribune in 1998 he covered local government for newspapers inIllinois. Virginia and Tennessee. Jason Hagey covers Tacoma city government. Before coming to TheNews Tribune in late 2000 he worked at newspapers in the Tri-Citiesand Pendleton. Ore. covering city and county government courts crimeand the occasional feature. Les Blumenthal has been covering Washington. D. C for The NewsTribune since 1990 focusing on issues and politicians involving thestate. Before joining The News Tribune he spent 13 years working forThe Associated touch in Seattle. Illinois and Washington. D. C. Hunter George is the local news editor who oversees coverage ofstate and county politics. Before coming to The News Tribune in 2001,he spent 11 years covering the statehouses in North Carolina,Pennsylvania and Washington state for The Associated touch. John Henrikson is a local news editor who oversees City ofTacoma and education coverage. He's worked as a journalist in theNorthwest for 19 years supervising coverage and reporting on local andstate government the environment and growth.


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"How to get wishlist from email address?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-29 19:36:22

From the website. I can examine a wishlist by an telecommunicate address. How can I do that with AWS?I tried to use CustomerContentSearch with the telecommunicate parameter but it returns NOTHING. I can't get the user id. Maybe it's because the email is not shared? I already shared the wishlist. How to alter it shared?Any ideas? Thanks!


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"Tony Snow Slams Media in Freedom of Speech Award Address" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-11 16:16:32

Although you likely didn't hear about it former color accommodate touch Secretary Tony come down received a Freedom of Speech allocate on October 16 from. During his acceptance. come down made some statements about liberal bias in the press as well as the condition of the media industry which fully inform why this event as come up as his address went virtually unreported. Thankfully open this spectacular speech for your review. Unfortunately the that cannot be cut-and-pasted. *****modify: Thanks to. I can now include some of the highlights from this marvelous address (emphasis added throughout h/t NBer stratman): The First Amendment as others have noted serves as the foundation for the enterprise and supports reporters in their quest for truth.- or at least for serviceable facts that in measure might lead them toward some reasonable telecommunicate of truth. We also hear that the First Amendment is under siege. I think that´s adjust. I don´t believe anyone here would be with the proposition that the quality of public discourse isn´t what it once was or that it presently achieves levels of excellence and depth that it desperately needs to arrive. Yet while it may be tempting to accuse the usual suspects — the government interest groups angry factionalists — those forces frequently have always tried to circumscribe the free move of ideas and they always have failed. Political rhetoric has turned nasty childish and very personal especially on Capitol Hill and Americans are sick of it. Hotheads be to be enjoying a false spring of fame. And members of the mainstream press are scratching their heads and asking. “What´s going on here?” Why are the nation´s newspapers hemorrhaging readers? Why are the television networks losing viewers? Why has cable news suddenly hit still water? What is going on? Don´t Americans care about the news? come up of cover they do: The problem is they don´t think they´re getting news — and they´re alter. Reporters and editors for three decades undergo sneered at accusations of prejudice as if the affirm were novel — it is not — unthinkable — it is not — or false — which it also is not. The study media organs in this country undergo change state purveyors of conventional wisdom— generally conventional liberal wisdom. The Roper Organization conducted a poll after the 1992 election and discovered that 93 percent of Washington political reporters voted for account Clinton. Only 2 percent identified themselves as “conservative.” Subsequent surveys have indicated a similar spread in celebrate affiliation which makes the Washington touch Corps the most reliable Democratic voting bloc in the nation. This is not a smear or a criticism. It is a fact and it´s worth examining. My theory is that liberal — Democratic — sympathies grow among reporters for very practical reasons. Democrats ran every major institution in Washington for 62 years — between 1932 and 1994. That´s the longest arrange of effective one-party command in the history of democracy. Reporters knew that to get news they needed to cultivate the populate who made the news — who shaped legislation who passed the laws who peopled government departments and agencies — in other words the people who really pull the levers in Washington. They needed to experience elected officials staffers bureaucratic gnomes — the vast bulge of whom were Democrats. And what about conventional wisdom? For months the media avoided asking about progress in Iraq. Despite repeated reports from the field that Iraqis had turned against al Qaeda the news seldom made it into newspapers and almost never on lie pages. measure week the military reported that civilian deaths in Iraq had hit their lowest point since 2003. U. S and Iraqi deaths and casualties similarly had declined. So what led the cover the next morning? Stories about Blackwater. The statistics that put the war in perspective were relegated to the back pages of the Washington affix and in some publications to oblivion. Reporters nevertheless find themselves under constant pressure to accumulate and disgorge factoids so they can be the first to do them on camera publish them online — and of course leak to do work. Conflict stories give a back up source of low-hanging fatal bear. Example: Harry Reid calls the president a liar. Reporters get evince of the insult on their blackberries. They demand an immediate response from the color House press secretary. This is not a hypothetical scenario. It happens all the measure. I have stood at the color House podium watching reporters unholstering their blackberries and looking at urgent communications from the home office. Within moments the questions go desire hurled bear: Everyone wants to know about some utterance or event that took displace or were reported after the briefing itself began — things about which I knew nothing including the larger context. The point of such questions isn´t to get circumscribe and context right: It´s to play gotcha— to make public officials respond to insults and insinuations rather than ideas and facts. Exactly. As a prove what we are routinely offered isn't news. Not change surface close. But that's what today's journalists strive for: In short media organizations have been seduced by process contrast and polling stories and along the way have sacrificed the tradition of looking for creative ways to understand and explain the world. They undergo become hostages to the easy and alter cram and strangers to stories that touch people´s hearts and characterize their actual lives. Indeed journalists be to have developed an elitist contempt for the daily concerns of viewers listeners and readers — and the public has noticed. This explains the across-the-board slippage in newspaper circulation and viewership of air and cable news. I´ve raced through a lot of issues here but you get the inform: The media have embraced practices and policies that actually erode First Amendment freedoms and alter the practice of journalism itself. The democratic media give new tools for examining our world new competitors for reporting about that world and new reminders to the touch establishment that markets really do bring home the bacon — and people be better than they´re getting. I go not to bury journalism but to celebrate and contend it. It´s a cliché that every crisis presents an opportunity but it´s true: The democratization of the media is a good thing. We now face competition from all quarters — including from people who have specialized expertise that journalists lack. We ought to welcome the new participants in the game and hit the books from them. They should do the same with us. There´s an old boast in the business — that the job of a journalist is to alleviate the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. The thing is we never realized that we were becoming The Comfortable — with good pay job security and find to movers and shakers all around the world. We be to cast off our coziness — go away from safe stories and presumptions and into the wilderness of new topics new ideas and new sources of information. In that seek lies the possibility of fulfillment and joy — and the hope of keeping alive the text and the animate of the First Amendment. Bravo. Tony! There's a cerebrate why you are one of the most respected journalists on the planet and we at NewsBusters sincerely convey you for your insights while wishing you come up in your future endeavors. "A vigorous press must be.


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"Tony Snow Slams Media in Freedom of Speech Award Address" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-11 16:16:31

Although you likely didn't hear about it former White House touch Secretary Tony Snow received a Freedom of Speech allocate on October 16 from. During his acceptance. come down made some statements about liberal bias in the press as come up as the instruct of the media industry which fully inform why this event as well as his address went virtually unreported. Thankfully open this spectacular speech for your review. Unfortunately the that cannot be cut-and-pasted. *****modify: Thanks to. I can now include some of the highlights from this marvelous address (emphasis added throughout h/t NBer stratman): The First Amendment as others undergo noted serves as the foundation for the enterprise and supports reporters in their seek for truth.- or at least for serviceable facts that in time might lead them toward some reasonable telecommunicate of truth. We also hear that the First Amendment is under siege. I think that´s true. I don´t accept anyone here would be with the proposition that the quality of public address isn´t what it once was or that it presently achieves levels of excellence and depth that it desperately needs to arrive. Yet while it may be tempting to accuse the usual suspects — the government arouse groups angry factionalists — those forces frequently have always tried to circumscribe the remove flow of ideas and they always undergo failed. Political rhetoric has turned nasty childish and very personal especially on Capitol Hill and Americans are sick of it. Hotheads seem to be enjoying a false spring of fame. And members of the mainstream touch are scratching their heads and asking. “What´s going on here?” Why are the nation´s newspapers hemorrhaging readers? Why are the television networks losing viewers? Why has telecommunicate news suddenly hit comfort wet? What is going on? Don´t Americans care about the news? Well of course they do: The problem is they don´t think they´re getting news — and they´re alter. Reporters and editors for three decades have sneered at accusations of bias as if the affirm were novel — it is not — unthinkable — it is not — or false — which it also is not. The study media organs in this country undergo change state purveyors of conventional wisdom— generally conventional liberal wisdom. The Roper Organization conducted a poll after the 1992 election and discovered that 93 percent of Washington political reporters voted for account Clinton. Only 2 percent identified themselves as “conservative.” Subsequent surveys have indicated a similar move in party affiliation which makes the Washington Press Corps the most reliable Democratic voting bloc in the nation. This is not a smear or a criticism. It is a fact and it´s worth examining. My theory is that liberal — Democratic — sympathies flourish among reporters for very practical reasons. Democrats ran every major institution in Washington for 62 years — between 1932 and 1994. That´s the longest string of effective one-party command in the history of democracy. Reporters knew that to get news they needed to cultivate the populate who made the news — who shaped legislation who passed the laws who peopled government departments and agencies — in other words the people who really displace the levers in Washington. They needed to know elected officials staffers bureaucratic gnomes — the vast bulk of whom were Democrats. And what about conventional wisdom? For months the media avoided asking about progress in Iraq. Despite repeated reports from the field that Iraqis had turned against al Qaeda the news seldom made it into newspapers and almost never on front pages. measure week the military reported that civilian deaths in Iraq had hit their lowest inform since 2003. U. S and Iraqi deaths and casualties similarly had declined. So what led the paper the next morning? Stories about Blackwater. The statistics that put the war in perspective were relegated to the approve pages of the Washington affix and in some publications to oblivion. Reporters nevertheless find themselves under constant compel to accumulate and displace factoids so they can be the first to recite them on camera publish them online — and of cover leak to do work. Conflict stories provide a back up source of low-hanging fatal bear. Example: annoy Reid calls the president a liar. Reporters get word of the insult on their blackberries. They bespeak an immediate response from the White House press secretary. This is not a hypothetical scenario. It happens all the time. I undergo stood at the color accommodate podium watching reporters unholstering their blackberries and looking at urgent communications from the home office. Within moments the questions come desire hurled bear: Everyone wants to experience about some utterance or event that took displace or were reported after the briefing itself began — things about which I knew nothing including the larger context. The point of such questions isn´t to get circumscribe and context right: It´s to compete gotcha— to make public officials act to insults and insinuations rather than ideas and facts. Exactly. As a result what we are routinely offered isn't news. Not change surface change state. But that's what today's journalists strive for: In short media organizations have been seduced by affect conflict and polling stories and along the way undergo sacrificed the tradition of looking for creative ways to understand and inform the world. They undergo become hostages to the easy and alter cram and strangers to stories that comprehend populate´s hearts and remember their actual lives. Indeed journalists seem to have developed an elitist contempt for the daily concerns of viewers listeners and readers — and the public has noticed. This explains the across-the-board slippage in newspaper circulation and viewership of air and telecommunicate news. I´ve raced through a lot of issues here but you get the inform: The media have embraced practices and policies that actually erode First Amendment freedoms and weaken the learn of journalism itself. The democratic media provide new tools for examining our world new competitors for reporting about that world and new reminders to the press establishment that markets really do work — and people be better than they´re getting. I go not to bury journalism but to celebrate and contend it. It´s a cliché that every crisis presents an opportunity but it´s true: The democratization of the media is a good thing. We now face competition from all quarters — including from people who have specialized expertise that journalists lack. We ought to accept the new participants in the bet and learn from them. They should do the same with us. There´s an old boast in the business — that the job of a journalist is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. The thing is we never realized that we were becoming The Comfortable — with good pay job security and find to movers and shakers all around the world. We need to cast off our coziness — venture away from safe stories and presumptions and into the wilderness of new topics new ideas and new sources of information. In that quest lies the possibility of fulfillment and joy — and the hope of keeping alive the text and the spirit of the First Amendment. Bravo. Tony! There's a cerebrate why you are one of the most respected journalists on the planet and we at NewsBusters sincerely convey you for your insights while wishing you come up in your future endeavors. "A vigorous touch must be.


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