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Capital Times: Editorial - A Media Scandal

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Preface Note - This recent newspaper editorial is regarding: radio news, local news, media ownership concentration, and the FCC - thus, I thought it would be relevant, and of interest, to the Radio News/Talk board.


Capital Times: Editorial - A Media Scandal

http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2006/09/26/0609260172.php

A Media Scandal

The Capital Times :: EDITORIAL :: A6
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

What's wrong with American media?

Too much of the ownership is concentrated in too few hands. As a result, Americans in too many communities are getting a one-size-fits-all version of the news and a homogenized sampling of our rich and diverse culture. As a result, dissenting views and challenging ideas are squeezed out of a dumbed-down discourse.

As distant conglomerates buy up local television and radio stations, content and quality suffer. Newsroom budgets are cut, journalists are laid off, and what used to be the "news" degenerates into a slurry of breathless crime reports, overhyped weather bulletins and exercise tips.

Who says this? Radical media critics? ...
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[Click link above for the complete Capital Times Editorial newspaper article.]
 
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