This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire.
But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends.

-Edward R. Murrow in a speech to attendees at the 1958 RTNDA convention.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

When you think about your responsibility as a small town media producer do you have more pressure because you are the only provider?


Mr. Duke- Yes, but I am also much more accountable for what I produce. Every single day, I get e-mails from readers who challenge what he publishes and attach links. I hear from readers as soon as I print anything. Theres not a lot of media like that anymore. I think we have a higher responsibility but we are more accountable so it makes my job easier. Greater media publishes much more different views so we are able to get more voices even though bigger media is less accountable for what it produces.
In Health care debate people said that Obama's healthcare was called a National Healthcare plan even though its not. People thought that Internet should be fact checking and challenging bigger media though it did not because it is not as reliable.


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