Bill Moyers has done it again: shone a light behind the media's curtain, where the Golden Rule is in sway -- where those who have the gold make the rules. Yes, we've heard the message before. No, we haven't heard it enough--especially delivered with the eloquence, specificity, new information, comprehensive analysis and, finally, hope that Bill Moyers is so good at. If the media have heard all this, how come they're still on the Plantation? And if we are not to let cynicism overcome those of us in the media who hope, pray and work to preserve and expand the voices of those who are so often silenced, we need to listen to Bill Moyers again and again. I hung on every word of this speech -- and thank you, PRX, for putting it up.
endured this whole hour and learned absolutely nothing. if you've heard Moyers wave his nebulous media reform flag before, you've likely heard every second of this speech, probably several times. hard to believe the hour was so content-free, so unaccompanied by facts and info, and so full of take-back-the-media, it's-up-to-us, preaching-to-choir platitudes (some combo of Dr Phil's & Ronald Reagan's rhetorical techniques).
sure, this former LBJ press secretary can turn a phrase, but Bill, tell us something we don't know, something new. he spouted the same tired ol' media ownership stats -- surprise: media is a biz. and sure, he's right for the most part; but he's become a bit of a bore, a broken record. (ok, one factoid was interesting: USA investment in pubbroadcasting is $1.50 per capita; other countries invest $28-$85 -- tho i'm guessing, unless their pubcasters are exceptional, there's some pretty pissed off capitas in that country charging $85 per.)
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Francesca Rheannon
Posted on January 13, 2007 at 04:01 AM | Permalink
Review of Bill Moyers on Media Reform 2007
Bill Moyers has done it again: shone a light behind the media's curtain, where the Golden Rule is in sway -- where those who have the gold make the rules. Yes, we've heard the message before. No, we haven't heard it enough--especially delivered with the eloquence, specificity, new information, comprehensive analysis and, finally, hope that Bill Moyers is so good at. If the media have heard all this, how come they're still on the Plantation? And if we are not to let cynicism overcome those of us in the media who hope, pray and work to preserve and expand the voices of those who are so often silenced, we need to listen to Bill Moyers again and again. I hung on every word of this speech -- and thank you, PRX, for putting it up.
Barrett Golding
Posted on January 13, 2007 at 02:17 AM | Permalink
Review of Bill Moyers on Media Reform 2007
endured this whole hour and learned absolutely nothing. if you've heard Moyers wave his nebulous media reform flag before, you've likely heard every second of this speech, probably several times. hard to believe the hour was so content-free, so unaccompanied by facts and info, and so full of take-back-the-media, it's-up-to-us, preaching-to-choir platitudes (some combo of Dr Phil's & Ronald Reagan's rhetorical techniques).
sure, this former LBJ press secretary can turn a phrase, but Bill, tell us something we don't know, something new. he spouted the same tired ol' media ownership stats -- surprise: media is a biz. and sure, he's right for the most part; but he's become a bit of a bore, a broken record. (ok, one factoid was interesting: USA investment in pubbroadcasting is $1.50 per capita; other countries invest $28-$85 -- tho i'm guessing, unless their pubcasters are exceptional, there's some pretty pissed off capitas in that country charging $85 per.)