Local TV News Doesn't Share the Public Interest
Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2010
By James Rainey
The FCC says that, in exchange for the right to use the airwaves we all own, a broadcaster must operate in the "public interest," airing "programming that is responsive to the needs and problems of its local community." Yet a new study shows that Los Angeles area news broadcast devote only 22 seconds per 30 minutes to local government coverage. Is it likely to get better?
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