tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261084109453624601.post6700679111928122522..comments2023-03-09T07:06:30.175-08:00Comments on Overheard at the 2007 ASNE Convention: Rafael A. Olmeda weighs in on media consolidationASNEReporter2007http://www.blogger.com/profile/14310598402406419012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261084109453624601.post-71457220796738066722007-03-27T13:20:00.000-07:002007-03-27T13:20:00.000-07:00If anything, the FCC should be loosening its owner...If anything, the FCC should be loosening its ownership requirements. Those rules were written for a day when there was no 24-7 blogosphere. <BR/><BR/>Nowadays information is much more free, and not to mention that local newspapers, TV and radio stations are competing for ad dollars. This is putting a crunch on local affiliates, for whom consolidating may be the only way to stay alive.<BR/><BR/>Now, I have my professional reasons for arguing so -- I work for the NAB. But I would still say so even if I didn't. We're in a new media world, and if the FCC can't see that, it's a dinosaur.shutupdonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738789122603287087noreply@blogger.com