localism

I think it is important for our culture to have a sense of sharing power and opinions within our institutions. We all need to feel we can contribute to a big change in our culture. We also feel the need to be a local part of media as well. We like to contribute to the sharing and well being of local media outlets. This is why there are regular people who call in to talk shows, because we can play a role in the media by being audience members. The FCC tries to take out the idea of localism because they regulate what we can and cannot say on radio and television. They block out certain inappropriate words on public TV and public radio. The FCC I feel has softened up a bit over the years, because words that were once illegal on radio and television, are now legal as I've observed.