1.  What is the main idea of Mr. Goldberg's commentary?

2.  The purpose of an editorial/commentary is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise or answer. What do you think is the purpose of Mr. Goldberg's commentary? Explain your answer.

3.  From paragraphs 5-7:

Hollywood has never been opposed to propaganda. When Hollywood's self-declared auteurs and artistes denounce propaganda as the enemy of art, almost invariably what they mean is “propaganda we don't like.”

Consider the film “Lone Survivor,” which tells the true story of heroic Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. The film has been denounced by some critics; a “jingoistic, pornographic work of war propaganda,” in the words of one reviewer. Richard Corliss of Time chimed in: “That these events actually happened doesn't necessarily make it plausible or powerful in a movie, or keep it from seeming like convenient propaganda.”

When it was owned by GE - a company with billions of dollars invested in subsidy-dependent alternative energy technologies [wind, solar...] - NBC began its “Green Week,” seven days of sitcoms, sports shows and even news programs doing their part for the cause. There was nary a word of protest from TV critics or supposedly independent writers and producers about the corruption of art.

Are you surprised by Mr. Goldberg's assertion?  Explain your answer.