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184. that depends on what you label as 'reporting' & as 'access'. every capitalist restructuring

brings with it what looks initially like an efflorescence, a wealth of product. which is rather quickly narrowed to coke and pepsi, because the smaller labels don't have the capital to sustain their efforts. there used to be lots of auto companies too. in the us alone. now there are only a handful globally, and they are controlled by a handful of people, and most of their profit is channeled into a smaller set of hands.

internet access does not mean there is more reporting or more reporters. it means only that the scope of the market has enlarged, turning what were once local and national markets into national and global ones. when it shakes out, it means less reporting and fewer reporters. there may still be 'citizen journalists' but few will have much readership or influence, & they won't be able to support themselves doing it. journalism as a profession will be restricted to a small global cadre, even smaller than is the case today, just as paid journalists became fewer as the US market became more nationalized.

similarly, there is not more music being made. it only looks that way because of the internet, because you can now hear what some kid in timbuktu is doing.

bigger markets & better technology = fewer paid workers, = fewer professionals who can take the time to develop their skills & become expert at whatever it is.