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Sky bye
Let’s hope Ofcom makes the case to keep Sky News available on Freeview, or bang go millions of homes. Journo-blogger Chris Doidge makes the point well: …the news that Sky News is to retreat from such a popular platform (almost certainly losing a large percentage of its viewers) suggests Sky has little faith in the…
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CBB media coverage in India…
In case you thought it was just the British media that got kicked for coverage of CBB…here’s an Indian reader from the Patna Daily: The biggest irony with Indian media is its obsession with insignificant issues and its ability to transform such trivial matters into a national debate. At the same time, it is well…
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Much huffington and puffington over the FCC‘s decision to bury a report on media ownership. Burying reports is – of course – plain dumb. The report in question, from 2003, analyzed over 10,000 news stories from five years before. FCC economists found that “local ownership adds almost five and one-half minutes of local news” per…
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Preaching hate…
Whenever enthusiasts talk politics, there’s always someone who wants to do it John Major style. No, not with Edwina Currie. I mean with a soapbox. Wistful politics junkies cast an eye back to the day when the power of the human voice alone inspired roomfuls of people to act! Political engagement! Bring it on! The…