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April 19, 2004
Jeff Vick Teaches A Lesson
Posted by Dana Blankenhorn
Over at The Moving Picture Jeff Vick has spied a deal hidden in the fine print of Howard Stern's firing.
If Howard Stern, the Regular Guys, Bubba the Love Monster and all the others like them are wondering why their employers aren’t fighting to protect their 1st amendment rights like they should, then they need only to look no further than the press release from the NAB on Friday.
“U.S. radio broadcasters have asked federal regulators to bar rival satellite radio services from offering content tailored to local markets.”
In other words, broadcasters like Clear Channel accept content censorship on condition they face no competition, as cable operators do, from satellite.
Unlike conspiracy theorists, however, Jeff has some evidence to present.
It's right here, a list of campaign contributrions made in this election to George W. Bush and other top Republicans by the President of Clear Channel Communications, Mark P. Mays.
In America, it seems clear, money talks. And Howard Stern walks.
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Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for over 25 years and has covered the online world professionally since 1985. He founded the "Interactive Age Daily" for CMP Media, and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Advertising Age, and dozens of other publications over the years.
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