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In response to "Well he's right in that it's troubling that there are becoming fewer different voices out there reporting." by Reagen

I've always thought THE primary role of journalism has been to protect people's liberty and rights

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Apr 22 '09, 09:19

from being infringed upon by the government or other private individuals/corportations.

In that area, I don't see how mergers are decreasing journalists' ability to accomplish that.

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and in my opinion, a lack of diversity of viewpoints compromises that role. -- nm - znufrii Apr 22, 09:25 1
- And in my opinion, I don't think that has anything to do with it. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 09:28
And of course, there's also the sometimes conflicts of interests that cause media outlets to ignore or downplay stories. - Reagen Apr 22, 09:25
basically the problem comes down to what private corporations see as efficiencies. - Reagen Apr 22, 09:22 2
- So to be more specific, it's the reduction of # of journalists, not specifically mergers & consolidation. - Strongbad Apr 22, 09:27 1
  - not necessarily - mergers and consolidation can affect news coverage too, especially of local issues - Roger More Apr 22, 09:32

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I've always thought THE primary role of journalism has been to protect people's liberty and rights

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