CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post hereQ: What prompted you to weigh in on media ownership and diversity at an FCC field hearing in Chicago (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6480419.html) last year?
A: I strongly favor diversity of ownership of outlets and protection against the excessive concentration of power in the hands of any one corporation, interest or small group. I strongly believe that all citizens should be able to receive information from the broadest range of sources. I feel that media consolidation during the Bush administration has had the effect of eliminating a lot of the diversity of information sources available to persons who have to rely on more traditional information sources, such as radio and television broadcasts and newspapers. READ THE REST
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Barack Obama on the media
If Senator Barack Obama is elected as president, he has some big plans for the United States media:
