The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years. I think this year it will be 60 percent more than 1996; well over twice as much as in 1992 in the presidential and congressional races. Robert McChesney campaigncongressionalcost share on social
So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the license. Robert McChesney competitionlicenserun Change image and share on social
When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York and Chicago, it was picking the winners of the competition; it wasn't setting the terms of the competition. Robert McChesney angeleschicagocompany 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
The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves. Robert McChesney airwavepennypublic Change image and share on social
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 barriercommercialhalf Change image and share on social
And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable; and unless it is, it's going to be very hard to change anything else for the better in this country. Robert McChesney accountablebroadcastchange 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
So that what you tend to see is someone like a Rush Limbaugh, he's the classic case because he's the most successful, he didn't sort of like come out of his mother's womb with the highest ratings in the country. Robert McChesney caseclassiccountry share on social
But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media. Robert McChesney attitudechangemedium Change image and share on social
