Well, crap. Village Voice Media, which owns the Seattle mag I've taken interest in, was just "bought" by New Times conglomerate. I can't say for sure if this is good or bad, though there's an awful lot of whining going on. It seems like a media monopoly, in concept, goes strongly against the best interest of alternative press. It's called alternative, one might think, because it's an alternative to the corporate, mostly-Murdoch-owned world of major press. I don't know how it will turn out but personally, I hope the justice department axes the deal. It's too foreboding. At least now I know what the deputy managing editor meant when she said they'd be going through a "time of transition" over the next few months.
Posted on October 28, 2005 @ 9:54 AM | 0 comments
Posted on October 28, 2005 @ 9:54 AM | 0 comments
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