tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post6041929445682103087..comments2023-10-04T08:13:56.965-04:00Comments on redjenny: Stop the Big Media Takeover: Canadians for Democratic MediaRed Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-73834639213815606942007-07-02T16:05:00.000-04:002007-07-02T16:05:00.000-04:00I think Bill said it right. Nevertheless, the mor...I think Bill said it right. Nevertheless, the more centralized media become, the less credible it is. In the US it's so bad that blogs are the most reliable information souses.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-66205004226195665262007-06-29T20:41:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:41:00.000-04:00I'm sympathetic to the idea of media diversity, bu...I'm sympathetic to the idea of media diversity, but I don't think regulation is the answer. I think initiative and making a good product is the answer. The left has had plenty of influence through multiple small-circulation periodicals and grassroots initiatives. Create the audience base rather than limiting business.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038275826830875246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-55757661674384718212007-06-28T14:29:00.000-04:002007-06-28T14:29:00.000-04:00I believe the problem isn't so much a lack of voic...I believe the problem isn't so much a lack of voices as a lack of philosophies. Here in Calgary I can buy four daily papers: two local, two national ... all conservative. I'd settle for three: one socialist, one liberal, one conservative.<BR/><BR/>As ridiculous as it may seem, I buy the Globe and Mail every day because it's the most left-wing paper in town.<BR/><BR/>What we desperately need is a Bill Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883751372039947365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-64406586650605410292007-06-28T13:56:00.000-04:002007-06-28T13:56:00.000-04:00Jenny - count yourself lucky you don't live in BC ...Jenny - count yourself lucky you don't live in BC where it's All CanWest All the Time. Asper owns both Vancouver dailies, Victoria's daily and just about every smaller paper here on Vancouver Island. Then there's the excessive CanWest electronic media presence. Media concentration is a powerful threat to democracy and absolutely needs to be beaten back.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com