http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/08/28/197/ Ed Ring's EcoWorld Posts Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/08/28/197/#comment-34309 Coho Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:51:19 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/08/28/197/#comment-34309 Some very interesting questions here. I do some work with NAB, and I think that you make some good points about corporate ownership and financial sustainability. I’d also add one element that isn’t always evident – corporate ownership often leads to greater diversity. I know it might not seem evident at first, but when a media market is fragmented, each individual owner is more likely to play to the lowest common denominator. When a group of stations are afforded corporate resources, they won’t compete with each other and can diversify content. I think 94.7 The Globe in D.C., which tries to be environmentally conscience, is a good point. Some very interesting questions here. I do some work with NAB, and I think that you make some good points about corporate ownership and financial sustainability. I’d also add one element that isn’t always evident – corporate ownership often leads to greater diversity. I know it might not seem evident at first, but when a media market is fragmented, each individual owner is more likely to play to the lowest common denominator. When a group of stations are afforded corporate resources, they won’t compete with each other and can diversify content. I think 94.7 The Globe in D.C., which tries to be environmentally conscience, is a good point.

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