FCC vote paves way for bigger media
Well, that's just terriffic. I look forward to the day when Rupert Murdoch owns every media outlet in the English speaking world and beyond. Of course the conservative press (with the exception of William Safire, who's brain does function from time to time) will applaud this move as a victory for "the market" and reassure us by pointing out that all the great variaty of cable channels that exist, while dutifully ignoring the fact they are owned by just a few companies and rarely, if ever will do anything counter to the interests of their owners. The lack of coverage that the debate over the FCC's rules got is proof in itself that big media is not benign .


To learn more about the dangers of media consolidation read Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy (Open Media Pamphlet Series)
by Robert Waterman McChesney