Can Anyone Explain Why This Is A Good Thing?

Email Print posted by ihavenobias 12/18/2007 03:52:51 PM EST

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I can't believe this. 

Considering how bad so many of our news sources are already, WHY would anyone support this unless they want to make money while SCREWING the American people and democracy itself (I guess I just answered my own question).

Media consolidation is a serious problem and *should* be a bi-partian one, i.e. average republicans who read about this should be just as pissed (if not more considering, of course, their party is supporting it).

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission, overturning a 32-year-old ban, voted Tuesday to allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was joined by his two Republican colleagues in favor of the proposal, while the commission's two Democrats voted against it.

Martin pushed the vote through despite intense pressure from House and Senate members on Capitol Hill to delay it. The chairman, however, has the support of the White House, which has pledged to turn back any congressional action that seeks to undo the vote...

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if the point is to make money who cares what happens...

by Bungle on 12/18/2007 04:12:07 PM EST

Yeah, I know (none / 0)
C.R.E.A.M, dollar, dollar bill...

Jefferson said we can't have real democracy without informed citizenry.

And we won't have informed citizenry with this continued media consolidation.

(You complete the last line)

PS---A little simplified?  Sure, there are other factors too.  Is this a huge factor?  Yes.  It's a BIG reason why the mainstream media SUCKS.

by ihavenobias on 12/18/2007 04:33:51 PM EST

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