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Turning the Page on Newspaper Ownership Rules: New Paper from Heritage
Started by TLF · 10 months ago
In case you haven’t read about it in a newspaper yet, The Heritage Foundation this week released a new paper of mine on the FCC’s new newspaper cross-ownership rule and congressional efforts to “disapprove” the changes. I argue
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1 year ago
What’s more important–a vibrant and free press, whose goals would be the public good, or one that is owned by corporate interests, for profit.
The benefits of a free press extend very far beyond the profitability of the newspapers as business entities.
The real issue here is this: Are Newspapers only economic entities, or are they important for other reasons, like exposing corruption and fostering a wide ranging public debate?
http://enigmafoundry.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/r...