[opendtv] Re: Commentary: Bad News in Mogulville
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:36:00 -0400
At 2:56 PM -0400 7/9/04, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Meanwhile, all these folks getting their news via the Internet
>will certainly not be affected by anything media moguls own
>in the radio and TV market.
>
Really?
Who owns the largest news portals on the Internet?
Yes, anyone can use the internet to make "news" available to anyone,
but the reality is that most of the large NEWS portals are operated
by the same media conglomerates that control radio, TV and other mass
media outlets today. The major difference is that it is easier to use
the Internet to find alternative points of view and to check facts...
It is really helpful to be able to find and read the original
releases, or full coverage of some news event, as opposed to watching
the homogenized version interpreted by the mass media.
What the author was trying to convey is that a large percentage of
viewers in the U.S. have lost interest in and/or faith in the mass
media. Sometimes I wonder if the Republicans are trying to accelerate
the demise of these dinosaurs by encouraging them to mate with one
another...
Regards
Craig
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