MIT World on the Emerging Media Landscape. Don't be afraid, be active. Portland has a vibrant community radio station.
In commercial radio, mass consolidation has left small towns without local news. When a South Dakota town had to evacuate for a chemical spill, authorities phoned the only local radio station in town only to find the phone being answered in San Antonio, Texas. "After 20 years of thin gruel...the public distrust us. We give people informational comfort food and they don't believe we provide balanced information."
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