Marty Kaplan, Director of the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Southern California on Media Conglomeratization, the control of culture by a few corporations and the need to reform the FCC.
What a lot of evil drivel! Let the public decide what's in the public interest, not bureaucrats and academics. If only a few companies can profitably provide entertainment, so be it. Don't stick your dirty fingers into everything I read and watch and tell me it's in the public interest and for my own good! The FCC should be abolished!
Given that broadcast TVs and most radios don't serve any public purpose anymore, may be their band should be auctioned next time they are up for renewal.
Those are a lot of megahertz that could use in much more useful ways.
Kaplan says that a few companies have "gobbled up" local TV and radio stations. The way I see it is that many local TV and radio stations have been kept afloat thanks to corporate resources. I've done work with NAB, and I know that this is the case from first-hand experience.
Also, Debbie Downer (aka Mary Kaplan) says that TV doesn't have enough news. Does he really think we are not living in a golden age of information?
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Marty Kaplan, Director of the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Southern California on Media Conglomeratization, the control of culture by a few corporations and the need to reform the FCC.
No, it has been corrupt for the past 8 years. Let's see how the next administration can do something about it.
dgendvil 3 years ago
How about move to Canada?
dgendvil 3 years ago
What a lot of evil drivel! Let the public decide what's in the public interest, not bureaucrats and academics. If only a few companies can profitably provide entertainment, so be it. Don't stick your dirty fingers into everything I read and watch and tell me it's in the public interest and for my own good! The FCC should be abolished!
badmuthafinger 4 years ago
Let's just shut down broadcast TV.
Given that broadcast TVs and most radios don't serve any public purpose anymore, may be their band should be auctioned next time they are up for renewal.
Those are a lot of megahertz that could use in much more useful ways.
rand98324 4 years ago
Kaplan says that a few companies have "gobbled up" local TV and radio stations. The way I see it is that many local TV and radio stations have been kept afloat thanks to corporate resources. I've done work with NAB, and I know that this is the case from first-hand experience.
Also, Debbie Downer (aka Mary Kaplan) says that TV doesn't have enough news. Does he really think we are not living in a golden age of information?
Hamlin06 4 years ago
I see.
So, there's a Norman Lear Center in California?
heine71 4 years ago
Marty Kaplan, Director of the Norman Lear Cente... (more)
Added: November 18, 2007
Marty Kaplan, Director of the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Southern California on Media Conglomeratization, the control of culture by a few corporations and the need to reform the FCC.
epitomeoftight 4 years ago
What's this all about??
heine71 4 years ago