By: bigbo

bigbo — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:49:44 +0000

this article is nothing more than an advertisement/bio for armstrong williams, the author thinks they are slick trick enough to leave out the fact that, the fcc an agency of the united states goverment, since the days of reagan deregulation has allowed radio and tv ownership in america to be in the hands of a few, the few being corporate goliaths, seems like many who like to champion intellect and being in the know slept on the fcc 2 years ago when it put out a memo telling women and minorities to seek the internet as the new frontier for media ownership do not look to owning traditional media. why? because the fcc is about keeping corporate goliaths in business, and truth be told internet media is carve up by corporate goliaths already.

By: cicero

cicero — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:07:50 +0000

I don’t know how our participation in that segment will give us a better foothold in the TV station ownership market. Owning local affiliates is like owning a franchise for McDonalds. You don’t dictate the menu… The menu is the PRIZE. Unfortunately the debate is framed so we jump through hoops to get to a franchise and not making our OWN menu.

At this point our focus needs to be on our OWN product/menu and not a franchise that would provide advertisement dollars for the owners pocket. But it still doesn’t place you in CONTROL.

CONTROL is what we strive to gain. The framework of the debate will provide the victor with a franchise….. Its 2014 and as we watch companies of today its all about CONTENT & INTELECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)….

If I advised Mr. Williams, it would be to invest in content & IP…. Local stations/revenue will cap your upside potential.

I think its a silly debate to say that we ARE well represented in the TV Industry and somehow someone’s playing with the numbers and we’re actually better than the statistics in this case. To verify the numbers…Turn the TV ON…tell me what you see??? BET isn’t black owned…TV One has no content or IP.

I never heard of Mr. Williams and In an age where content is flying all over… I don’t know how successful he really could be or has been….But his content isn’t making any “noise” Reality TV is running things…come on TV veterans, the bar is set low….

But when the majority pays for projects that are for the minority but mimic the majority’s view, see where the discord begins and never ends. Its a really interesting dynamic. You have the Minority opinion of the Minority better funded and given more access (by the Majority) when compared to the Minority’s Majority consensus view point.

In Hood terms…. The whites bought out some black guys…. propped and paid them up… to reiterate the majorities claims…. Assimilation occurs as a reflection of the Majorities (rigged) policies. The proofs in the pudding or in other words the Minority of the Minority is drinking there masters koolaid. Since they (Majority) got all the money, power, etc. then blacks need only to mimic and success will ensue…

And as long as the rich have wealth…there way must be the right way. As if the playing field is equal for all, and in this competition, the victor won a fair fight. If that’s the case how come all education isn’t priced or given out equally. Or How is it that Nepotism exist so prevalent… Look at the NFL…smh

The Minority of the Minority…
Job duties: 1 Reaffirm Old Narratives…check
2 Reiterate The Majorities point of view
3 Don’t Sound like “them” sound like “us”
4 Tell everyone how scared the N word makes you
5 Separate the Old From Young, Man from Women, with debate
worthy topics, preferably with an outcome of the “pick your poison” variety

Rinse & Repeat…

Politically diverse…fighting real hard for the 5% of black America we never see at the Family Reunion…NICE! But they get 75% of Fox Media Coverage….at least we can find them on TV if not in our Community…

LMAO How’s that working…are you benefiting your future grand daughter???
Or will this perpetuate existing narratives???

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