Re: WBUR takes on Clear Channel

[Mark Laurence <mlaurence@mindspring.com>]

On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 08:17  PM, Dan Billings wrote:

>> Here & Now on Tuesday 4/1/03 will have story about accusations that 
>> Clear
>> Channel management is forcing their stations to take a pro-Iraq-war 
>> stance
>> in their programming.
>
> What's wrong with the owner of a broadcast station (or a printed
> publication, for that matter) deciding editorial policy for their 
> property?

Nothing.  But it adds fuel to the arguments that mega-corporations 
should not be allowed to grow even bigger.  If one corporation could 
own half the radio stations in every major market in the country - and 
the daily newspaper too - it would have one heck of an overpowering 
voice.

Mark Laurence