"The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington,……" — Robert Waterman McChesney
"The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention."
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Robert Waterman McChesney
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23 Quotes by Robert Waterman McChesney
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You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and…
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Local television news, on both radio and television, is so appalling. Makes print journalism look like the greatest stuff ever…
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The relationship between the media owner, their relationship isn't strictly with people and audiences. It's also with advertisers, and that's…
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The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters.
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Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some money and actually buy some…
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As the mainstream media has become increasingly dependent on advertising revenues for support, it has become an anti-democratic force in…
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When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in each community, it's picking the…
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When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles and New…
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But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.
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But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.
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Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that created it.
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So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the license.
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