> cHat wrote: > Last I knew every major city in the US carries the networks listed > above.
There's 3 issues here: (1.) Defining the "mainstream media" 20 years ago it was probably defined as you say and the term meant those sources that the majority of people got their news and information. My point is that this is no longer the case. (2.) Market penetration of each source of media Probably the top shows are, say, American Idol and The Superbowl, but what are the top *news sources*. That is, what is the market penetration of each news source? You'd have do a fairly complex analysis just to figure out what an "average person" was and where they got their "news"; however you'd define that. The level of complexity alone means there is no longer a "mainstream media" as defined above. Doesn't exist any longer. (3.) Influence of media bias on opinions. Best way to see this is talk to any Rush listener. Despite the fact that he's not a news source, millions of Americans form their opinions based on what he says. Therefore bias exists and is a real threat to democracy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262501 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
