March 9 ROTTEN REPORTAGE: Do We Have the Media We Deserve?
The bulk of mainstream media in the U.S. is now owned by six corporations that continue to gobble up smaller outlets and independent presses. Some say that we have created a perfect echo chamber, that the plurality of a free press is just a sad joke. Turning on the TV or scrolling through the headlines offers only the illusion of choice.
So is the media monopoly that we all feared, almost complete? Is there any cause for optimism in the new journalistic market place and in its pre-election coverage, is the national press corps revealing its true colors?
Cambridge Forum has invited a panel of journalists and experts drawn from the Internet, academia, and NPR to discuss the state of journalism in America today.
Come join the discussion on March 9 at 7:00pm, 3 Church Street in Cambridge. The event is free and all are welcome!
For more details contact Mary Stack, director (AT) cambridgeforum.org