Re: FW: Stop Media Monopoly

**"Peter Loewer" t*@earthlink.net**

Duane: Maybe you can get PBS on the same roundup as NBC but many people
cannot, I for one. In order to get local channels--which are generally
round-up's of truck accidents on our infamous I-40 or I-26--it would cost me
an additional $6.00 a month--which as a writer I cannot afford and refuse to
pay--so we opt for cable and get a number of terrible stations with just a
few noteworthy additions--and no PBS! As to Joe-6-Pack, he is the result of
kicking education in the teeth beginning about 30 years ago when teachers
went from being professionals to being union members, and Joe was never
taught how to use his (or her) mind. Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Campbell" <dcamp911@juno.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Cc: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] FW: Stop Media Monopoly


>
> 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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