All News Media Inc.. Without much notice, the federal government is moving toward the most sweeping change ever in the rules that govern ownership of the American news media. By Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel. [New York Times: Opinion]
Having seen how totalitarian regimes moved the world to war through domination of their news media, the government during the 1940’s put restrictions on how many news media outlets one company could own, both nationally and in a single city.
I guess that’s no longer a worry.
