“As part of a review of its media ownership rules, the FCC said it wanted relax the newspaper and television cross-ownership rule in top-20 markets. The agency tried a similar maneuver in 2007, but media watchdogs argued that it would lead to a loss of independent voices and too much media consolidation.”
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Just How Revolutionary Is The Colorado Symphony’s New Model?
“In short, the CSO plans to undergo nothing less than a complete culture change that rejects music-making offered with “little thought as to whether it truly was of interest and relevancy to a large part of the community” and plays up relaxed, consumer-friendly performances that meet audiences on their own terms and in their own towns.”
An Enormous Jesus Statue And Poland’s Culture Wars
The 118-foot sculpture of Christ with arms outstretched “has divided Poles, highlighting the widening cultural split in Poland between religious Catholics and a growing number of secular urban dwellers who want to see a diminished role for the church in public life.”
Pigeons Are Even Smarter Than We Thought: They Understand Basic Numerical Concepts
“They learned to rank groups of one, two and three items in various sizes and shapes. When tested, they were able to do the task even when unfamiliar numbers of things were introduced. In other words, having learned that two was more than one and three more than two, they could also figure out that five was more than two, or eight more than six.”