on 3/15/02 2:02 AM, Chris L Beckwith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Local television isn't much better. Last I heard, the public > still owns airwaves and stations must demonstrate they are operating in the > public interest. But no one has yet explained to me how the ever-increasing > blocks of schedule time given over to back-to-back infomercials interests > anyone..... Corporate - owned radio, with its tight playlist formats > and occasional shock jocks, is a joke. Overall, It is certainly a blander > mediascape. > Chris speaks the truth here, but we still live in a market-dominated world, where public preference = public interest, hence you have informercials, "Survivor" teasers on local newscasts, and shock jocks. There's only one solution: turn it off and turn to local sources of info and entertainment that really serve your interests. If enough people do so, the market will demand that the corporate media change. It's the only reliable tool we have to change the media. Craig Cox Hiawatha _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
