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Thursday May 29, 2003
05:32 PM

News outlets not reporting lack of news ...

[ #12510 ]

As might be expected when there's an inherent conflict of interest, news outlets are not bothering to report that their ability to make money and not report news may increase via suggested FCC regulatory changes that not many people know about.

Unfortunately, people are burying their heads in the sand and keep repeating the "liberal media" myth and somehow forget that mega-corporations and advertising dollars repeatedly dictate what "news" is. I suspect that the FCC changes will in fact take effect because the news industry is not about to alert people to the fact that their already scant choices are in danger of becoming fewer.


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  • We're sorry, but your message has been found to not be in the best interest of the public, and so will be deleted before the deluded masses can be further confused.
    (And your credit accounts will be removed, and your existence will be expurgated.)

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  • As might be expected when there's an inherent conflict of interest, news outlets are not bothering to report that their ability to make money and not report news may increase via suggested FCC regulatory changes that not many people know about.

    Days after I saw an NBC representative discuss the issue on Newshour, the NBC Evening News did a several-minute story on it (and it was, as is normal for that show, fair and balanced).

    They didn't get deep into the debate on either side, as you might expect from any
    • In addition, This Week With George Stephanopolous (ABC) did a big thing on it yesterday, FWIW.

      • Press coverage certainly did jump significantly after I published that. Unfortunately, despite massive opposition to the plan, the FCC had a party line vote and decided to allow further media consolidation [chron.com].

        Curiously, even Business Week had an article opposing the plan [businessweek.com]. Amongst the flaming liberals who publically oppose this plan:

        • The National Rifle Assn.
        • Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
        • Media mogul Ted Turner, founder of CNN
        • Entertainment and Internet mogul Barry Diller
        • Conservative New York Tim
        • While I am against the change (for the most part ... I have not done enough research on the specifics to be absolutely against it), I don't think that percentage is particularly meaningful. People don't respond in favor of most changes, only in opposition to them, as a general rule.

          But yes, it should have been reported earlier, and more.
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