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"According to Professor Young, the "waste of taxpayers' money" theme has
been the fall-back argument for newspaper proprietors since the ABC
began broadcasting in 1932."
Commercial media owners have always loathed the idea of publicly funded
news. It not only provides competition but also threatens their grip on
political influence.
Via Sue T.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
