Reply #26: I didn't say it was "OK" for business to do what... [View All]

[TreasonousBastard]

it does best. I said that it will do what it thinks is in its best interest, and there's little we can do about that even when it is most assuerdly not in our best interest.

There are some things we can do, such as regulation, and there are market forces. Regulation of the media is tricky with that pesky First Amendment always sticking its nose into things, and the market seems to be pushing things away from hard news and into the fluff.

Aside from some obvious things, such as reversingf the consolidation of media, pretty much the only thing left is to hope the public actually wants to know what's going on.

Personally, I doubt that will happen. Quite frankly, I find it completely overwhelming just trying to keep up with a few significant intersts of mine. And that's without the pressures of a family or 60 hour a week job taking up my time.