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Fact: no one will care about our current events. There will be no debate about gun control because both criminals and law enforcement officers will use missile launchers. There will be no media complaints about company mergers because one company will own all media. There will be no outcry over teaching evolution in public schools because there will be no public schools. Our kids will discuss the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton with all the interest and enthusiasm with which we discuss the presidency of William Howard Taft...
...this time of consolidation when fewer owners control more parts of the media, it becomes even more important for news sources to exercise restraint and provide unbiased reporting. The division between the news and editorial sections of newspapers is necessary for the integrity of the news media and the service it provides for society...
Cranley's candidacy has also begun to turn heads in Washington, as Democrats hope to recapture the House this fall after six years of Republican control. Democrats are gunning for Chabot's seat because he served as one of the 13 managers in President Clinton's impeachment hearing...
...Democrats can get a net gain of six seats nationwide, they will retake control of Congress...
This merger follows hot on the heels of the fusion of other media giants, like the new America Online-Time Warner. The union of the Tribune and the Times Mirror companies removes local control from one of the best newspapers in the country. It remains to be seen whether this merger will still allow for the autonomy of the various news sources now combined under the Tribune Co. umbrella, rather than leading to a homogenization of reporting...