How the Mainstream Media Ignores Ordinary People in Economic News Coverage

I ran across this article by chance. Concrete evidence that the mainstream media is broken.

Here is a link to the article:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/world_without_workers.html/

I have a hard time articulating why these issues matter. Here is an explanation from the article:
"Biased coverage matters for three primary reasons. Our belief in democratic debate demands informed citizens, and requires that different points of view are allowed to be heard. Journalistic standards of objectivity call for balanced coverage. And, perhaps most importantly, media coverage influences people’s opinions and behavior."

Let's work together to reform the media!

It's Time to Reform the Media

I attended the National Conference for Media Reform. It's time for Americans to understand what is going on with the media in this country.

Some of the people I talk to about the conference don't get what it's about.
Here are some of the issues:
The media is too concentrated.
Too few people control the mainstream media.
Too much conflict of interest exists. Example: GE profits from war. GE owns NBC.
"Entertainment news" takes the place of real issues.

It used to be that a local tv station had to renew it's license every 3 years. Now it's basically a rubber stamp every 7 or 8 years.

What can be done?
Let your representatives in Washington know that this is unaceptable.
Talk to others. Inform others.