Re: Donna gets heard - and seen! (on Nightline, of course)

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

Dan said--

>The rule changes
>allowing for radio duopolies happened under the First President Bush and
>President Clinton signed the 1996 Act.  Of course, none of that was
>discussed.  It is easier to tell a simply story of Republicans being
>responsible for all the changes.

Umm, the Republicans weren't mentioned at all, nor were the 
Democrats.  Just the results of all the consolidation-- like CC not having 
anyone on duty the day of that toxic chemical spill, in a market where they 
own all the stations...


>They also dug out the Minot, North Dakota story to illustrate the problem,
>which Scott nicely shows to have little to do with the issue at all.
>
>Diller was arguing that the networks should not own all the shows that they
>show on the network.  He would like to see more independent producers
>produced shows for the networks.  Do any of the proposed changes have
>anything to do with that issue?
>
>All I can conclude is that Nightline was trying to illustrate what to be
>afraid of with the way they covered the story.
>
>-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine