By: Russ
Steve Barnett’s thoughts on media deregulation:
Steve Barnett’s thoughts on media deregulation:
Actually, I was going to blog his article, but it’s useless with this guy. Just take this test. See if you can distinguish between (The Office’s) Gareth Keenan and Steve Barnett. Who said each of the following, Gareth or Steve?:
“At times like this, trust in anything — and journalism in particular — is not a virtue we should lightly throw to the deregulatory wolves.”
“Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?”
“What levels of trust, for example, will be attracted by an ITV news service wholly owned by Disney?”
“I could catch a monkey. If I was starving I could. I’d make poison darts out of the poison of the deadly frogs. One milligram of that poison can kill a monkey. Or a man. Prick yourself and you’d be dead within a day. Or longer. Different frogs, different times.”
I’m headed to the beach — see you soon! ~ Russ Taylor
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