I wouldn’t want to see Free Republic sold to the highest bidder!
If Jim Rob is someone else’s President, they get executive control over what is allowed on this site.
There’s too much media concentration already! I give a big fat thumbs down to the notion!
Me neither -- since FR is fine just the way it is. On the other hand, if a suitable buyer comes along with the right amount of money, it could be beneficial.
There’s too much media concentration already!
In my heart, I tend to embrace that since we all pull for the "little guy". Looking at it pragmatically though, the beauty of an unfettered free marketplace is that a willing buyer and a willing seller can agree on a price without regulation prohibiting such a deal.
In many ways, media concentration has been very good since resources can be more strategically allocated with greater efficiencies. As a stockholder in a media company, I've been nicely rewarded by the growth as a result of such consolidation.