Former FCC commissioner Michael Copps says that a decade of mega-merger deals approved by the communications regulator helped destroy independent journalism and local media, and he is sorry for the role he played in making that happen.
Yet another flawed push poll has been released and the media have used it to promote the idea that Americans support President Obama's amnesty agenda. This time, the flawed poll comes from CNN/ORC International. It was conducted January 31 through February 2 and included 900 registered voters.
Today, CAIRCO received this heartwarming request from someone named Jill asking us to write a blog article about the film "Documented". Here's the request:
I nearly had a seizure reading Liz Peek's article on H-1B in the Fiscal Times. Ms. Peek had actually done some research and independent thinking; something nearly absent in today's media.
Six media giants now own a staggering 90% of what we read, watch, or listen to. In 1993, 90% of American media was owned by 50 companies. In 2011, that same 90% was controlled by six companies.
