An interesting article by Ted Turner on big media

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  • BRISK
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Feb 2003
    • 12240

    #1

    An interesting article by Ted Turner on big media

    http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...07.turner.html


    Ted Turner is the founder of CNN
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  • budz
    Disruptive Innovator
    • Sep 2003
    • 4230

    #2
    good read.. I hope everyone knows who Ted Turner is, lol
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    • crockett
      in a van by the river
      • May 2003
      • 76818

      #3
      very good read,he's a smart man.. nowtake that same theory and apply it to just about every business model in the US and you quickly see this country is being taken over by large corporations.
      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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      • jimmyf
        OU812
        • Feb 2001
        • 12651

        #4
        Originally posted by crockett
        very good read,he's a smart man.. nowtake that same theory and apply it to just about every business model in the US and you quickly see this country is being taken over by large corporations.

        if just about every business model in the US is being taken over large corporations, why then do the small companies still create the most jobs and has been for decades, and will not change any time soon.

        large corporations ARE not taking over.
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        • FlyingIguana
          aspiring banker
          • Mar 2002
          • 10870

          #5
          Originally posted by jimmyf
          if just about every business model in the US is being taken over large corporations, why then do the small companies still create the most jobs and has been for decades, and will not change any time soon.

          large corporations ARE not taking over.
          because they're inefficient allowing smaller companies to jump on new growth segments or hit certain segments better than the larger corporation.

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          • crockett
            in a van by the river
            • May 2003
            • 76818

            #6
            Originally posted by jimmyf
            if just about every business model in the US is being taken over large corporations, why then do the small companies still create the most jobs and has been for decades, and will not change any time soon.

            large corporations ARE not taking over.
            tell that to the thousands of small business that had niche markets that were taken over by large corporations.

            Back when I was a kid I remember going to the local corner/drug store owned by a local pharmacist. I'm sure it was much the same thing in every town in the 70s-80s.. Today try and find a local drug store that is not Eckerd drugs, Walgreen's or CVS.. let alone the major super stores that are even trying to put those chains out of business such as Target and Wal-mart.

            That drastic change happened in the span of 20 years or so.. if left un regulated what will the next 20 years bring?
            In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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            • angelsofporn
              Confirmed User
              • Mar 2002
              • 3218

              #7
              it's already happening...all the same music is pushed on us..the same horrible movies (mostly rewrites of scripts from the 60's-70's)
              Now the Carlyle group is getting in the biz it will be even more multi faceted..clothing...magazines..furnishing styles..cars...
              Push only the things you own portions of.

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              • Rich
                So Fucking Banned
                • Jan 2003
                • 11486

                #8
                Originally posted by jimmyf
                if just about every business model in the US is being taken over large corporations, why then do the small companies still create the most jobs and has been for decades, and will not change any time soon.

                large corporations ARE not taking over.

                I think you emphasized THE wrong word.

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                • SykkBoy2
                  Jesus loves bacon
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 19969

                  #9
                  Damn good read

                  I like Ted Turner. He may have that southern drawl and say "um" a lot, but he's a very smart man...
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                  • Pornwolf
                    Drunk and Unruly
                    • Jan 2002
                    • 22712

                    #10
                    Large corporations are taking over. The article is media focused and that's where the biggest example of this can be seen. Big companies are swallowing small ones faster than ever, which adds to this situation. The small companies sellout quickly because they can't grow any other way in today's scene. Not to mention the government isn't helping anything. It's a big clusterfuck.
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                    • dready
                      Confirmed User
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 5247

                      #11
                      Despite abhoring CNN, I have a new found respect for that man.
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                      • Jdoughs
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                        • Mar 2004
                        • 5794

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Rich
                        I think you emphasized THE wrong word.
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                        • Ironhorse
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                          • Nov 2002
                          • 7094

                          #13
                          I saw him on Charlie Rose the other day, I was really impressed
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                          • jimmyf
                            OU812
                            • Feb 2001
                            • 12651

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Rich
                            I think you emphasized THE wrong word.

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                            • Sharpie
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                              • Mar 2002
                              • 438

                              #15
                              I was about to say the same thing Ironhorse..... He is starting to get 'up there - and has mellowed some - but he is still opioniated & a smart business man.
                              He really makes you think! ( He certainly does not think that Bush is the right man for the job. )

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                              • Big Monkie
                                Confirmed User
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 382

                                #16
                                Originally posted by jimmyf
                                if just about every business model in the US is being taken over large corporations, why then do the small companies still create the most jobs and has been for decades
                                This is a popular canard thrown out to confuse folks such as yourself. Its true that small biz creates the most jobs, but the part they never tell you is that small biz also loses the most jobs as well. Small businesses are very volatile, many are started but the overwhelming majority fail. So you have huge numbers of jobs created, but also huge numbers of jobs lost, and it balances out. They always leave that part of the stats out though, and the majority of the population continue to fall for it.

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                                • FlyingIguana
                                  aspiring banker
                                  • Mar 2002
                                  • 10870

                                  #17
                                  too bad he wasnt smart when the aol merger deal went down...

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                                  • hershie
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jun 2002
                                    • 4642

                                    #18
                                    Justice Hugo Black, in a landmark media-ownership case in 1945, wrote: "The First Amendment rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from diverse and antagonistic sources is essential to the welfare of the public."

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