Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This is why the Republicans, despite always being wrong, still get the lion's share of airtime [View all]Jenoch
(7,720 posts)24. I don't know the actual numbers,
but I do know the numbers in that graphic are not accurate.
There are close to 15,000 radio broadcasters ans almost 1,800 TV broadcasters. It is ridiculous to believe there are only 1,500 newspapers.
However, there is a concentration of ownership of broadcast licenses. The 1996 Telecommunication Act was the worse thing to happen to commercial radio. Radio stations used to be mostly owned locally. Now, it is rare.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
60 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
This is why the Republicans, despite always being wrong, still get the lion's share of airtime [View all]
Scuba
Sep 2014
OP
Well, yeah. And, not only are they "wrong" .. they LIE.. they always get airtime because
Cha
Sep 2014
#1
Saw that. Nothing is going to change as long as voter turnout is controllable.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#9
I notice only CBS identifies itself as news media, all the others are under a corporate veil.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#15
6 corporations controlled by a handful of rich folk looking after their best interests.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#8
Control the little people by controlling the news they get. And the DEMS are silent because WHY???
blkmusclmachine
Sep 2014
#10
+1!!! Until people wake up and realize this fact and decide to do something, they will continue
Dustlawyer
Sep 2014
#48
Media biz has become a Pravdaesque propoganda machine serving CEOs and our police state
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#12
talk radio, the most important medium in politics the last 25 years and a medium generally
certainot
Sep 2014
#21
the most important medium is talk radio. all other media are significant for what they leave out.
certainot
Sep 2014
#18
i don't think you can accurately compare liberal radio potential vs their monopoly, heavily
certainot
Sep 2014
#37
my point is it's a self feeding system- it's there and dominant and the ONLY thing - the style - the
certainot
Sep 2014
#47
Great stuff. Getting a Fairness Doctrine back on board is as essential as getting Citizens United
toby jo
Sep 2014
#36
think of what he/we could have done the last 6 yrs without it! prob with fairness doc
certainot
Sep 2014
#39
Is this part of something larger you've written? If so, I'd like to read the rest of it.
marble falls
Sep 2014
#41
Good stuff, good job getting it down. Thanks for a good piece of journalism.
marble falls
Sep 2014
#60
I've looked and can only find this...somewhere in there is the media spending.
ancianita
Sep 2014
#54
We need better laws to prevent monopolies both horizaontal and vertical, and we need
JDPriestly
Sep 2014
#31
Now they are all on the air saying Obama is clueless with ISIS. After invading Iraq for 9/11 they
B Calm
Sep 2014
#34
I've had the chart for a while, may be outdated if not flat-out wrong. Thanks for the correction.
Scuba
Sep 2014
#43
It sure looks like Fascism to me and our militarized police force is mandated to enforce it .
geretogo
Sep 2014
#53