Clear Channel already owns over 1200 radio stations, is right-wing, censors out pro-peace music. It owns most of the billboards in this area. It has control of most of the local performance places. Don't we already have too much media in the hands of too few owners? I already feel colonized by the corporations; this will just make it that much worse.
--David Shove Roseville On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Jon Lewis wrote: > Greetings, gang. > > This rather histrionic e-mail that Heather forwarded to the list has > been making the rounds. It is my understanding that the Clear Channel > proposal is a joint proposal being submitted by Hennepin Theatre Trust > (a nonprofit), Historic Theatre Group and Clear Channel. This proposal > clearly states that at no time will either HTG or Clear Channel own the > theatres. It is, like the others, a proposal to run the theatres. In > Clear Channel's case, it is a proposal to continue to run the theatres > that they've been running for quite some time. > > All three proposals - Theatre Alliance (Ordway), Theatre Dreams, and > HTT/HTG/Clear Channel are available on the city's website at: > > http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/theatres_rfp_home.asp > > I suggest that people take a look at the website and view the proposals > themselves. There's a lot of misinformation flying around out there. A > good starting place is the facts. > > One can take issue with Clear Channel for some things, but they've been > operating these theatres for some time now and they appear to be doing a > pretty good job. > > Jon Lewis > Lyndale > > Jon Lewis > 3109 Hennepin Ave. So. > Minneapolis, MN 55408 > Phone: (612) 825-8837 > Fax: (612) 827-3564 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
