THE DESTRUCTION OF MEDIA DIVERSITY, OR: HOW THE FCC LEARNED TO STOP REGULATING AND LOVE CORPORATE DOMINATED MEDIA

摘要

In the present state of political, economic and international turmoil, and in the wake of the War in Iraq, now, more than ever, the public needs a robust, grossly democratic populace. In time of war, where journalists like Peter Arnett are being fired for reporting the unfiltered truth, it is important to make sure the government and corporations are not influencing the flow of information that is released to the public. As more and more media companies swallow up their competitors, creating a media industry where government and corporate interests are filtered through the largest, mainstream media outlets, the public interest is compromised and these large media are given greater control of the communications industry. Considering the present state of corporate domination, the media market and the public desperately need diverse, independent media outlets.