Media freedom could easily slip away
When Federal Communications Commission officials came to Asheville last week to discuss media ownership regulations, they got an earful from a crowd that was mostly against media consolidation of any kind. We hope FCC officials get this reaction everywhere they go, because the decisions they make in the next few years could have a profound and, perhaps, chilling effect on the media as we know it today.
Media consolidation just ain’t good
It happened months back, but the request was typical of what we hear everyday in this business: will you do a story about us?
That’s a request I like to get. We are, after all, in the business of telling stories, whether it’s about your government or your neighbor.
