March 10, 2006

The New Media Monopoly?

AT&T's $67 billion merger with BellSouth could enable those who control the information pipes to also control the information.

Timothy Karr
Alternet
March 9, 2006...

The race is on to control the future of American media. Unfortunately, those vying for the prize are a limited cadre of corporations hostile to the public interest.

On one hand, there are the remnants of the 1984 breakup of Ma Bell -- four formerly Baby Bells that now dominate the multibillion-dollar marketplace for telecommunications. Over the past 10 years, these have rapidly morphed into massive corporations by swallowing up smaller competitors and positioning themselves atop the heap.

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September 12, 2005

Orville Schell: Bombs away on television news, LA Times, 9/12/05

Orville Schell's op-ed in The LA Times.."The reality is that it is increasingly less realistic to expect commercial broadcast outlets to effectively serve two masters: the public interest and corporate bottom line."

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