Rather was reported to have said that such a commission should make recommendations to save jobs in journalism and to keep news companies running.
A free press we need. A White House mandated commission to thwart the will of the people who decide not to read a one-sided view of the world by canceling their subscriptions to the NYT we do not need.
Radio died many years ago. Talk radio and syndication are all that’s left. Television is dying because of infomercials, political correctness, and edited shows.
I was a broadcaster for twenty five years. It was slavery for most of us even in the good years. We worked six days a week, didn’t even get holidays off, and were paid next to nothing. Finally the station owners went automated and got rid of us. There aren’t a whole lot of jobs in radio.