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The big question is this: will the mass media follow? My money says it will. I have 40 years experience in the news media to back my bet.

The "mass media" took an astounding hit today. Fox News is moving to radio, with top-of-the-hour news summaries. Fox will now be taking over as news provider for a zillion Clear Channel radio stations. The takeover will happen as current contracts for ABC, CBS, etc., run out.

Do you have any idea how many people get the totality of their news on the car radio druing the drive to and from work? The importance of this announcement by Fox News and Clear Channel cannot be overstated.

It's already been underway. I noticed that 950AM KPRC in Houston (which canceled Dan Rather's short piece after the National Guard memo hoax) has switched from CBS to Fox News.

Better late than never I guess.

The MSM is getting smacked down. ABC News will have to wipe that smug "more Americans get their news from ABC than anyplace else" off of their adverts. If it wasn't for Paul Harvey Goodday, quite of few stations wouldn't even subscribe to ABC news.

A shame that CBS had to be so partisan. They did a 10 minute news break in the mornings that gave you more news than you would find in a 30 minute "Evening News" broadcast (not saying much, I know).

A more objective report could point to a better way of doing shorter news reports, more frequently, on tv and radio.

Here in Houston, the local Fox broadcast affiliate boasts of a 4 hour morning show. Not much NEWS in that 4 hours of programming. Quite a few traffic reports, some entertainment fluff, maybe some police report stories, some home improvement makeovers...