The strong push toward media consolidation can trace its roots back to at least the 1980s; the process got catapulted forward when the Telecommunications Act (1996) removed many ownership limits. While this may have created opportunities for large media corporations, what has this meant for the individual newspaper, radio, and television operations that serve local communities?

This video argues that it is the drive for bottom-line profits that leads to conglomerates. What solution(s) might you suggest to make the media system work better?