Robert McChesney

Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that created it. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#direct #direct result #existing #government #laws

So it's a much more difficult issue to organize around, because you can't get media at all to make your case. And that's where cases tend to be made politically. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#because #case #cases #difficult #get

So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the license. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#getting #got #license #once #running

The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#broadcasters #campaign #campaign finance #campaign finance reform #finance

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#gets #penny #public #return #them

The relationship between the media owner, their relationship isn't strictly with people and audiences. It's also with advertisers, and that's the most relationship in radio; in fact it pays the bills. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#audiences #between #bills #fact #in fact

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the political spectrum, sort of left-right terms we used to describe people don't really hold here exactly. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#describe #exactly #found #here #hold

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in each community, it's picking the winners in the competition. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#competition #each #frequency #government #handful

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#commercial #half #higher #know #left