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"The growth of big news organizations means there is less competition and less diversity of news sources today compared to a few years ago."
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We have received feedback on this issue from people all across America. Review the graph to the left for a quick snapshot of the responses received to date, or read the responses below.
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Justin, OT
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... celebrity gossip
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September 16,2003
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The American mass media is typical of the American "melting pot" philosophy and a terrible side effect of unbridled capitalism. The same problem of few mass corporations controlling the majority of market share is present in the consumer market...i.e. Walmart/ Sam's club. The problem is present in Agricultural and the food distribution chain...i.e. Cargil and Monsanto.
It's irresponsible to say that the creation of mass media through merger and aquisition is a problem when in fact it is just a symptom of the real problem- the fact that the consumer demands it.
Education is the key to reducing America's appetite for both entertainment and "info-tainment". An educated person can better think for him/herself and thus rely less on the media to keep their mind occupied with celebrity gossip and fear mongering.
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Patrick, TX
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... wide variety
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September 16,2003
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Every morning I listen to NPR's Morning Edition while I get dressed. On my drive to work, I tune in the local ClearChannel affiliate, WOAI for local news and talk. At the office I get e-mail new updates from CNN, which often lead me to their site for more detail. At lunch I read the local paper and USA Today. Depending on what time I leave the office, I might listen to NPR's All Things Considered, Marketplace, or BBC's The World on the drive home. When I get home, on any given night I surf between FoxNews, CSPAN, MSNBC, and PBS. Every week I read my three favorite magazines: Newsweek, The Economist, and Entertainment Weekly. Every month I look forward to my National Geographic and Men's Health.
Given the wide variety of news sources I consume daily, weekly, and monthly, I have no concerns about media ownership.
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Shawn, TX
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... a little time
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September 16,2003
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Today, new technology has lead to more competition in a customer centered market. “Big news organizations” are just growing because of the demand of the public. In the year 2003, competition is fiercer between news organizations. With the advent of new media (i.e. Streaming video, XML News Sources, Web BLOG, Streaming Audio casts, Cell-phone Broadcasts, Radio, etc.) anyone can become competition. All they need is a little time to become trusted sources. No longer like the 80’s and 90’s are we limited to printed news, television, radio and BBS (Bulletin Board Systems).
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Caleb, WI
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... variety of views
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September 16,2003
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I don't think that there has been a variety of views in the last two years. Not that it is too liberal or conservative. It is that truth is not fully displayed. It is clouded by the ratings agenda and trying to catch peoples attention by testing the limits of what people are willing to watch.
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David, LA
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... my favorite local
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September 16,2003
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I agree that the bigger company owned local networks get pushed into submisson sometimes. I would really like to think that the competetion will be for the good, but that's unlikely due to the rating factor that drives what these networks show us.
However, at least my favorite local station seems to want to make a difference, they try to show both sides without the "network opinion" getting in the way of what the public viewers say thru polls.
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Almeda, OH
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... bottom line is politics
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September 16,2003
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We get only the information that "they" want us to get and the bottom line is politics and money, not truth or information.
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Dave, ID
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... alternatives
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September 16,2003
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I'm glad there are alternatives to network and to CNN. FoxNews is a conservative counterbalance to CNN. MSNBC is hungrily wanting a piece of the action, and doing a pretty good job.
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Keith, IL
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... more and more local
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September 16,2003
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If large organizations are going to own more and more local news sources, won't the local news sources be forced to comply with corporate political philosophies.
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Richard, TX
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... show was a promotion
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September 16,2003
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I feel that there are much more diversity in opinions now that the FCC is deregulated. Your show was a promotion for the reregulation of the FCC.
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Clif, IL
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... based on safety
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September 16,2003
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I believe that the public is less well-served by large conglomerates taking over the airwaves. A good example is California, where one of their large cities have an overlap of news by having several of the TV stations owned by one company. The news programs all show the same shots and they profile the same stories. Another reason why I oppose the consolidation of the television and radio media is based on safety. When a small town is hit with a potentially deadly catastrophe like Minot, the people in that area NEED to be informed by local officials, not by company employees that are thousands of miles away.
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