why media consolidation is NOT a good thing

[Garrett Wollman]

<<On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:17:11 -0400, "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@psu.edu> said:

> In the old days, a local owner who heard from local advertisers,
> viewers, etc., every day would cave in to public pressure on
> something like this.

In the old days, it would have been GE or Storer or General Tire who
would be in the position that Sinclair is now.

-GAWollman