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From: Robert Lederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Corporate Ownership http://www.fair.org/media-woes/corporate.html Who Owns What http://www.cjr.org/owners/ General Electric http://www.cjr.org/owners/ge.asp Disney http://www.cjr.org/owners/disney.asp Hearst http://www.cjr.org/owners/hearst.asp The History Channel (Disney with Hearst and GE) Almost all media that reach a large audience in the United States are owned by for-profit corporations--institutions that by law are obligated to put the profits of their investors ahead of all other considerations. The goal of maximizing profits is often in conflict with the practice of responsible journalism. Not only are most major media owned by corporations, these companies are becoming larger and fewer in number as the biggest ones absorb their rivals. This concentration of ownership tends to reduce the diversity of media voices and puts great power in the hands of a few companies. As news outlets fall into the hands of large conglomerates with holdings in many industries, conflicts of interest inevitably interfere with newsgathering. FAIR believes that independent media are essential to a democratic society, and that aggressive antitrust action must be taken to break up monopolistic media conglomerates. At the same time, non-corporate, alternative media outlets need to be promoted by both the government and the non-profit sector. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Members of the left, along with the far larger number of squishy "progressives," have grossly failed to live up to their responsibility to think; rather, they are merely reacting, substituting tired slogans for thought." ----- Christopher Hitchens ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||| | PNEWS-L - LISTSERV(tm) is a NEWSLETTER with 23 SYMPOSIUM TOPICS | | TURN OFF topics you do not want - SUBMIT ESSAYS - CRITIQUE ARTICLES | | Highest level of *NET SECURITY* ~ Indexing-Digest-Search-Interface | | Topics= ALERTS,HEALTH,INTERNET,ETHICS,REFUGEES,REVIEWS | | HUMANITY,ANTI-SEMITISM,MISC,TERRORISM,LIBERTIES | | ZIONISM,HOLOCAUST,EMPIRE,NEWS,CONFLICT,CAPITALISM | | OPED,RHETORIC,POINTER,LETTERS,SOCIALISM,LAW | | -*FREE NEWSLETTER*- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | As of January 17th - 3,302 subscribers - On the Internet since 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||| ___ / o o \ ===OO=====OO========================================================== ===== "The Truth may not always win, but it is always right." (Eli Hertz) PNEWS-L (Political News & Views) since 1982 West Server -: http://pnews.org/ East Server -: http://g0lem.net/ ====================================================================== ===== \_/ \_/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
