Sen. Franken to the Netroots: Only You Can Stop the Corporate Takeover of Free Speech
SaveTheInternet.com, July 26, 2010
By Timothy Karr
Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) told more than 2,000 bloggers and organizers attending the Netroots Nation conference that our media system is at risk everywhere we turn -- from our free speech online to the growing power of companies who own a massive number of media outlets.
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