Reply #7: Not sure about TV news, but an alternative newspaper could certainly [View All]

[bigbillhaywood]

be put together. If you could get labor unions, progressive and liberal foundations to deliver the start-up capital, you could begin a progressive, labor-oriented publication with limited distribution in targeted metropolitan areas. Send a letter to George Soros-- maybe he'll fund it!

You'd have to be very careful, though, lest the publication become subject to the pressures of any corporation (forget about a non-profit, too many political restrictions) to become too pro-business and autocratic. You would probably want to make sure it was a unionized and collectively owned and operated enterprise (or else put in other safeguards). You would also have to be careful about what kind of ads you allow, so as to avoid bias. However, we do live in a capitalist society, so if you didn't have any ads I doubt mass publication could remain sustainable.