tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11224468.post114027119588139344..comments2024-02-15T07:19:24.972-05:00Comments on The Daily Doubter: The slow death of a free pressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11224468.post-1140275382673264292006-02-18T10:09:00.000-05:002006-02-18T10:09:00.000-05:00Noam Chomsky likes to point out -- look, you say t...Noam Chomsky likes to point out -- look, you say this media consoldiation doesn't mean anything and the news is objective, but if trade unions owned all the televisions and newspapers, wouldn't you expect their coverage to be subtly biased?<BR/><BR/>The madness of media deregulation is that many of its advocates (like the twits at Reason) percieve it as an empowerment of the electorate: real democracy is when people vote with their wallets, not when an elected government regulates the media to ensure the people have access to all sides of the story.John Lombardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959755263848992742noreply@blogger.com