The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. Robert McChesney associationbroadcastercampaign Change image and share on social
Also, the commercial media in a superior position, really, to any other corporate lobby, because where would people hear about commercial media or corporate media criticism, where would they hear criticism of them other than in the commercial media? Robert McChesney commercialcorporatecriticism share on social
Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some money and actually buy some obscure station in Sonoma, and then take some chances and have some fun. Robert McChesney borrowbuychance Change image and share on social
One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average hour of radio in the United States has 18 minutes of commercials. Robert McChesney averagecommercialelectronic Change image and share on social
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 describefindhave Change image and share on social
Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest markets too, but TV stations basically are now the primary receivers of campaign spending. Robert McChesney applybasicallycampaign Change image and share on social
Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that created it. Robert McChesney createdirectexist Change image and share on social
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 casedifficultissue Change image and share on social
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 allocatecommunitycompetition Change image and share on social
Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want to be a credible candidate, you've got to buy ads. And if you're not buying ads, you're not a credible candidate, we don't cover you. Robert McChesney basicallybuycandidate share on social
