[FA Worldmusic] FCC / Media Consolidation

[The Silver Nightingale]

On Nov 23, 2007, at 4:13 PM, glenn tamir wrote:

> All this drivel about there being any need for any FCC or other 
> organization
> overseeing any media control in the public.  Nobody is forced to watch 
> the
> same five TV channels for their news & information - Most Americans 
> have
> access to thousands of sources via internet and cable TV.
>
> Let the market (ie. the people) control where media control goes.  We 
> don't
> need the government to get involved in ANY of this.  Let the people 
> decide
> through media usage what the market will present.

Media choice is not the point. The airwaves ARE owned by us, the US 
public, and basically given to media corporations to use for free - and 
they make huge profits from this precious resource we own, but do not 
currently control. In return for this blank check we have given them, 
media corporations are supposed to serve the public interest. And the 
FCC is supposed to make sure they do that. Unfortunately, they haven't 
done so, for decades now.

But we do still own the airwaves, and we still need the media who use 
them to provide us with the information we need to be informed 
citizens. Our very democracy is at stake in this issue. And we clearly 
can't count on the marketplace to serve our best interests, it's not 
built to do that. One look at the music business we all work in proves 
that. So does the fact that media consolidation issues are rarely 
covered by commercial media. Since the FCC is not doing its job, it is 
up to all of us to make sure our interests are served.

	Best from the nest,
	Laura Sue

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