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Even with the heavy regulations currently in place, the media landscape right now is a scary one. The number of voices with access to a national stage is rapidly shrinking. It's an environment where yellow journalism is the norm, and it's been getting steadily worse since media ownership restrictions were loosened. An viable independant station is an impossibility in this environment. Indie 103.1 is ownde by ClearChannel, for crying out loud.
Competition is the key to a healthy marketplace. The current trend of conglomeration is leading to lower quality, less variety, and less choice. A single media voice, or even only 3 or 4 voices to choose from is not freedom.
In my eye, the implication of freedom of press is not to open up the stage and allow whoever can shout the loudest and snuff out more competitors than anyone else own the stage. It's imperative that the stage is preserved for fair access for everyone.
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-TJ
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