Friday, April 02, 2021

Even More Media Consolodation is on the Way

 From the New York Times this morning...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission could relax rules limiting the number of newspapers, radio stations and television stations that a single entity may own in a given market.

The decision is likely to prompt further consolidation among broadcast outlets, some of which say they need more freedom to address competition from internet and cable companies. Critics fear that media consolidation will limit the perspectives available to viewers.

Consider me one of those critics. This is the LAST thing we need right now. We'll be down to one or two owners of ALL media in no time. Think that could be dangerous at all?