What do you have in mind? I know this is not what you meant, but for me "strong media controls" evokes the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian government and, on the extreme end, North Korea. How do you prevent whatever you envision for "strong media controls" from devolving into the likes of those? The march of civilizations is a series of defenses that man has put up against the dread of pure existence.
For instance, it should not be legal to own in whole or part media that are present both in print and television. And advertisement should be prohibited on television. Among other things.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
A while ago, I posted a diary on how to fund media while prohibiting advertising - keep the ratings system, but have it direct money from a public fund to the popular media entities directly.
Ownership controls - media cannot be owned by conglomerates, and media organs cannot own each other or have any ownership stakes in each other. Maybe even prohibit entirely the public ownership of companies - they must stay and remain the private property of individuals.
Carefully?
It's not as if the current media environment works for the good of society either. It's the difference between a dragon thrashing around wildly and one that's being sent to destroy the kingdom by the evil wizard. Both are going to mess you up.
