You can thank the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for deregulating media ownership. It had overwhelming Democrat support and only 18 voted against it in the Senate (all Democrats), one of them surprisingly being Joe Leiberman, doing the right thing for once.
Joe Biden voted for it, for example, and it was signed into law by Bill Clinton. It was still pushed by majority Republican interests and votes but it’s notable how strongly in favor most Democrats were for it.
Critics at the time rightly called that it would end up limiting choice in the telephony market as well as media market through mass corporate consolidation. Those critics have been proven right in every single critism of this law.
I have hated that damn law for 25 years from when I first started working in television and saw how it was helping hollow out the industry and heavily contributed to the loss of real independent voices in the modern media landscape.
I figured it was something like that, I knew something happened in the 90s but I was a wee one during that time. Doesn’t surprise me at all either, the dems are always going to go for what makes them money. They always say one thing and then vote against our interests
I have hated that damn law for 25 years from when I first started working in television and saw how it was helping hollow out the industry and heavily contributed to the loss of real independent voices in the modern media landscape.
*wistleWIIIIIIIIIIISTLLLLLLLE - Yellow card violation for leaving out pandemic years when reminiscing. 1996 is 29 years past meaning you missed by the same amount of years as the length of the pandemic (2019-2023). Take a sip!🍻
Ehhhhhhhhh that is not a clear statement without context of the year 2000. Just cuz you know the year you started doesnt mean your audience does and rhe entire context of the comment is based on the year 1996. Ill wave the penalty for your clarification but I stand by my original card!
You can thank the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for deregulating media ownership. It had overwhelming Democrat support and only 18 voted against it in the Senate (all Democrats), one of them surprisingly being Joe Leiberman, doing the right thing for once.
Joe Biden voted for it, for example, and it was signed into law by Bill Clinton. It was still pushed by majority Republican interests and votes but it’s notable how strongly in favor most Democrats were for it.
Critics at the time rightly called that it would end up limiting choice in the telephony market as well as media market through mass corporate consolidation. Those critics have been proven right in every single critism of this law.
I have hated that damn law for 25 years from when I first started working in television and saw how it was helping hollow out the industry and heavily contributed to the loss of real independent voices in the modern media landscape.
It’s been so disheartening to see all this happen as someone who wanted to get into video work as a teenager.
That law got Trump elected.
I figured it was something like that, I knew something happened in the 90s but I was a wee one during that time. Doesn’t surprise me at all either, the dems are always going to go for what makes them money. They always say one thing and then vote against our interests
*wistleWIIIIIIIIIIISTLLLLLLLE - Yellow card violation for leaving out pandemic years when reminiscing. 1996 is 29 years past meaning you missed by the same amount of years as the length of the pandemic (2019-2023). Take a sip!🍻
I didn’t start working in TV until the summer of 2000. Learn to read, ref.
Ehhhhhhhhh that is not a clear statement without context of the year 2000. Just cuz you know the year you started doesnt mean your audience does and rhe entire context of the comment is based on the year 1996. Ill wave the penalty for your clarification but I stand by my original card!
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