http://minimediaguy.org/2007/01/25/sanders-links-pocketbook-issues-media-reform/ studying the media ecosystem Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/01/25/sanders-links-pocketbook-issues-media-reform/#comment-2600 Mark Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:32:20 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/01/25/sanders-links-pocketbook-issues-media-reform/#comment-2600 I think one of the bigger concerns with the debate about media reform right now is the fact that the FCC's regulations are sorely outdated. They're still carryovers from the 1970s, and things have changed with the media quite a bit since then. Without first fixing those regulations, any new reforms could in fact be more detrimental than helpful, in particular with respects to small local media channels. They are currently locked in a struggle for survival as cable news, satellite, and the internet all become more and more popular and widely used, and the new reforms being talked about would essentially guarantee the failure of those local media outlets. I think one of the bigger concerns with the debate about media reform right now is the fact that the FCC’s regulations are sorely outdated. They’re still carryovers from the 1970s, and things have changed with the media quite a bit since then. Without first fixing those regulations, any new reforms could in fact be more detrimental than helpful, in particular with respects to small local media channels. They are currently locked in a struggle for survival as cable news, satellite, and the internet all become more and more popular and widely used, and the new reforms being talked about would essentially guarantee the failure of those local media outlets.

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