I think it started to change when money became more important than programming. It's sad really. I think I got out of the business at a good time. Like McGuire, Dyck too makes a strong argument for the value of having good newsrooms. People might not care for a long time but there comes a time when there are fewer and fewer people out there pulling the strings.
Freedom of speech is a vital part of our democracy.
We need to have the resources to uncover issues such as government secrets. They got their way on several fronts. Today, large corporations can own twice as many radio stations in one market as they once could and there are virtually no rules about how much news they have to provide. And the owners find it's simply more economical to use syndicated American programming. He argues the cash crisis owners faced years ago is over and most stations now are making healthy profits.