Whether or not we want it, we have chosen to accept it. The choices on offer have always been limited by someone, whether with commercial interests or with other interests. That's why blogs and podcasts have become so intriguing -- sure, the content quality can be spotty, and you have untrained journalists, but at least it's much easier now for an individual to create their own alternative news if they don't like what's on.
It would be interesting to speculate on how the US media market would have evolved if the bias in the 1920s and 1930s had been on public service programming (as in Canada with the CBC) versus privately-owned stations. Meanwhile, bringing this back to radio, it's interesting to see how the US public radio influence (in news reporting and analysis) has grown over the past 30 years while the influence of commercial radio for newsgathering and reporting has disappeared. Richard C / Allentown PA On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, is it your view that it's this way because that is how we want it??? > > > With respect, I think that's a big leap. Most take what's fed to them and > either fail or choose not to look beyond their nose. In that sense, it's > their choice. But the choices on offer are limited by others (who shouldn't > be) in a position to do so for very self-interested reasons. > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.