Re: Jackass,Viacom&CBS

[umar@nerodia.wcrb.com]

On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Dan Billings wrote:

> Yes, that typical elitist attitude.  We can't give the public what they
> want, we have to give the public what WE think they need because WE know
> better.

The marketplace is a poor regulator. Does the AM band contain more, or
less, interference since "deregulation"? Are radio listeners better, or
worse, informed about current events since "deregulation"? Are advertisers
getting better, or worse, treatment at the hands of broadcasters since
"deregulation"? Has average time spent listening increased, or decreased,
since "deregulation"?

There was an old Arabic saying: "O to have Umayyad tyranny back again, and
to hell with `Abbasid justice."

> If you are getting the largest market share possible, you must be using the
> airwaves responsibly, unless most be want irresponsible programming.  Are
> you saying the majority of the public is irresponsible?

No; it is the broadcasters who are irresponsible, particularly when it
comes to news coverage.

But about the lawsuit I agree with you completely.


Rob Landry
umar@nerodia.wcrb.com