Everybody has to make their own choices from the local news media menu. It would be great if Minneapolis were served with the kind of television and daily print journalism that I would enjoy spending my time with. But we just have what we have. There's *no point* to complaining about the quality of these media if we don't like what we get. In fact, it's unfair to the Star-Tribune and other commercial media companies.
They have to operate as they do because it maximizes the size of the audience that they can sell to their their advertisers. Any other choice would be suicidal in a winner-takes-all competitive environment. Participation is optional, and there's no duty to contribute one's time to these businesses for resale. I don't own a television or subscribe to a local daily. They've chosen their target audiences, and I'm just not in one. I can appreciate their choices, too. They're *not* being wicked or incompetent. Quite the contrary, they're doing smart business. Peter Klausler, Linden Hills, Minneapolis _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
