Re: FW: Stop Media Monopoly

**Duane Campbell d*@juno.com**

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:27:21 -0400 "Nancy Szerlag" 

> There is no question that the trend is to dumb down. The news holes 
> are
> shrinking in news papers. The trend is toward shorter articles with 
> lots of
> graphics. Trust me, the bean counters are running the show.

There seems to be a subcurrent in this debate (the larger debate, not
just here) that some amorphous informed elete should be feeding the
masses the news that they SHOULD have and that deregulation will give
them only the dumbed down version. In fact, the dumbed down version seems
to be what many people want. The question of effort required to find more
depth in news is a red herring. Joe Sixpack, sitting in his Barkalounger
in front of the television, can punch either the ABC evening news or the
PBS NewsHour on his remote. There is no difference in the effort
involved. But take a look at the numbers.

D

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