Viewfinder: Open Access
Open AccessI recently read an interview in Multinational Monitor Magazine with former FCC chairman Nicholas Johnson, in which he considered a bit of media history. Years ago, when Time Inc. merged with Warner Brothers, company executives were asked why they were merging. They said that before long, there would be only five companies that control all the media on our planet, and that they intended to be one of them.
Well, it looks like they are making even more progress in working toward that goal, as they just acquired Turner Broadcasting (CNN, TBS, etc.). Just a few weeks earlier, Disney and ABC merged. It looks like they want to be one of the five as well. Although this type of concentration of power is concerning in any industry, it is of grave concern in the communications indus…
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