Corporate mergers and the Internet have profoundly changed the American media over the past several decades. Mainstream news - the news we know about without even trying - has become centralized and corporatized, and the variety of voices that it feeds us is drying up. But the availability and popularity of independent voices has increased on the Internet, and the founding of countless web magazines (including this one) suggests that independent political discourse abounds.
So what are the specific weaknesses and biases of mainstream media coverage? And will FCC Chairman Michael Powell go forward with more media deregulation?
Welcome to the second issue of Garlic & Grass. A range of writers analyze our corporate media, examine how the coverage of news is changing, investigate our disappearing media regulations, and highlight the possibilities for new independent online media.
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