USA

Creator: Media totalitarianism: Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- Now here's a dandy example of the kind of thing that
never
makes it to the front page or the top of the news broadcast, but that
affects absolutely everyone. The Federal Communications Commission, led
by
Michael ("my religions is the market") Powell, is fixing to remove the
last
remaining barriers against concentration of media. This means one
company
can own all the radio stations, television stations, newspapers and
cable
systems in any given area. Presently, 10 companies own over 90 percent
of
the media outlets. Bill Kovach of the Committee of Concerned
Journalists
and Tom Rosenstiel of the Project for Excellence in Journalism say
these
are the most sweeping changes in the rules that govern ownership of
American media since the 1940s. The ownership rules were put in place
after
we had seen how totalitarian governments use domination of the media to
goad their countries into war.

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" The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in
the
major media." -- Former CIA Director William Colby