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Old 06-18-2003, 08:55 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
I don't think that you bothered to look to see who owns what. It's not just about TV, it's about radio, newsprint, publishing, internet, advertising...think you can get away with it by catching it from a different country? Rupert Murdoch (FOX) owns many TV stations and newspapers across the globe.

It simply boils down to the ability to control eyeballs and ears.
If the Media controls eyeballs and ears then we have a much larger problem than deregulation. Rupert Murdoch is an excellent example of the market sorting things out. His FOX network news, came from nowhere to topple the standing media giants because he gave a perspective on the news that wasn't previously offered. It really doesn't matter who owns what, so long as I can be part of a free market access. I vote for these people with my pocketbook. If I let them control me, then that was my choice. Again, I might point out the closed atmosphere of ALL media sources in the 50's and 60's. It didn't stay closed because people found there was money to be made by offering an alternative, not because the industry was regulated.

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
As far as your tongue in cheek response to the media with respect to government the problem is a cyclical one. In Britain it's equal air time for all. That's it, that's all that needs to be lobbied for in order to sort out your issue of the two party system. If the rich robber barons and elite can afford to gather up monies, then the poorer candidates should also get that same equal air time. The media companies lobby the government and they will cry poverty that it's too expensive to just give the air time away.
Last I checked, we have equal access laws here, too. The people you vote for can keep these laws viable, so choose carefully who you vote for. (No tongue in cheek intended)

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
As far as controlling 2 party... look back at the history books and you'll see that USA has always been a two party system since the beginning.
That doesn't make it right or wrong, just status quo. And if you don't like MTV then watch FUSE. If you and others like you do this, their marketshare will grow and MTV's influence will falter. That's the way we vote in a free market society
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