The Nation on Kucinich v. Koppel & ABC

did you see his reform guidelines? At least one of these guys has the ya-yas to take on these Bush-loving, issue-simplifying mother fu**ers!

Campaigning in Iowa on Sunday, Kucinich issues a detailed plan for reform media in America that called for:

* Breaking up the major media conglomerates in order to encourage competition and quality, as well as diversity. Kucinich wants to limit the number of media outlets one corporation can own in a given medium, such as radio, print, or television. He would also prohibit cross-ownership of newspapers, radio and television in the same market by a single corporation.

* Expansion of funding for public broadcasting channels on television and radio, and expansion of support for community-controlled media, in order to assure the existence of media outlets that are free of the influence of advertisers.

* Requiring broadcast and cable networks to provide substantial free air time for candidates and parties during election campaigns.

http://www.thenation.com/thebeat/index.mhtml?bid=1&pid=1128

The only way we can have a real democracy is to take the steps outlined above. Dennis understands critical issues and clearly articulates the solutions for the problems that face the nation and the world. I really hope he gets elected.

the media treats Kucinich and how it tars Democrats any chance it gets.

It is outrageous that Democrats have to REMIND the media that
we went to war to capture WMD, not Saddam Hussein.

Thanks for the post cryofan, the mediaÕs role in what is shown and what is discussed needs to be exposed more.

to Kucinich. This is the guy who will take us to a time when we can be fully informed citizens. This is so much more than a liberal radio station, this would give us real news, both sides and a chance to decide for ourselves. This and BBV are two issues that really needed to get heard and he brought them both up to the front of discussion. WTG Kucinich.

Screw Koppel and the elephant he rode in on.

I should be getting that in my mailbox soon. :-)

He's great. Why can't we get him elected? I'm gonna send more money in January. I'm so conflicted because of Clark. I really think we need him right now because of the conflicts in ME and possibly Korea, but they don't come any finer than Dennis Kucinich.

But Kucinich was smart. He did not simply bask in the shows of support and sympathy. Rather, he used the controversy to focus attention on an issue with which he has long been associated: the fight to prevent media conglomerates from dominating the discourse in American political and cultural life. Kucinich, who has worked over the years for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Wall Street Journal newspapers, as well as a Cleveland television station, has for many years been a critic of media consolidation and commercialism. An outspoken critic of last June's moves by the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate controls on media consolidation and monopoly, he has been an ardent backer of efforts by Senator Byron Dorgan, D-North Dakota, Congressman Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and others in Congress to reverse the FCC rule changes in order to preserve media competition, diversity and local content.

Turning the controversy over Koppel into what the late Senator Paul Wellstone used to refer to as "a teaching moment," Kucinich declared, "The response of the American people to the exchange between Ted Koppel and myself demonstrates that there is great concern about the proper role of the media in a democratic society. The American people clearly do not want the media to be in a position where they're determining which candidates ought to be considered for the presidency and which ought not to be considered for the presidency. Such practice by the media represents a tampering with the political process itself. The role of the media in this process has now become a national issue central to the question of who's running our country, and I intend to keep this issue before the American people, and I look forward to engaging America's news organizations as to what they might be able to do to be more responsive to the public concerns that are reflected in the powerful response to the issues I raised in the exchange with Ted Koppel."

Again; he doesn't just complain about it. He acts. He's got a plan. And the work is to benefit all, not just his campaign.

I love that he actually has a plan already formed. And for some reason I trust him to act on it if elected.

I'm really looking forward to the media's change in coverage. We've seen them go from ignoring him to laughing at him (the date)... next they'll be attacking him. This should be a challenging few weeks for the Kucinch campaign.

I hope all the liberal websites give him the attention and support he deserves for what he's done so far. :)