“The freedom of the press belongs
to those who own one." — A.J. Liebling
Many people today fear that our God-given freedom of
speech is being challanged by corporations gobbling up the public airways.
When corporations are in charge of our public discourse, our democracy
is being poorly served; for what happens when the corporate control
of public discourse is the largest threat to democracy? It will not
be discussed on mainstream media. Most citizens will remain unaware
of how poorly our democracy is being served by the current state of
corporate media.
We will only hear the corporate side of this and other news stories.
"The owners and managers of the press determine which person, which
facts, which version of the facts, and which ideas shall reach the public."
— Report by the Commission on Freedom of the Press. Quoted in “Democracy
for the Few," by Michael Parenti
When the Michael Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communiications Commission,
the agency charged with protecting and regulating the Public Airways,
makes the statement that, "The market is my religion," free
and open political discourse is in real trouble.
"The Market" may allow corporate monopoly
of our public airwaves, but we citizens should not.
Mr. Powell, you should be serving the interests of the
citizens of the United States of America. You should be serving the
interest of free political speech.
Democracy should be your religion, Mr. Powell, not money
markets.
"No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other."
— Luke 16:13
Mr. Powell needs to make a choice. Who does he serve: "The Market"
or the people?
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