Reply #18: IMHO, Isolation and dependance on cable television.

[Ready4Change]

Rural areas were the first to get cable, as they were often too far away from major population centers to get many, if any, broadcast TV stations.

As a result, they are informed nearly entirely by major cable news programming.

At least in my (pretty urban) location, there is a marked difference between the news, and its presentation, on local and cable channels. Cable is, on the whole, ruthlessly right wing, and local is far more diverse, balanced, and seems to at least attempt to be unbiased.

One reason I'm not a fan of satellite radio. Sure there's a bunch of channels. But, when they wipe out local programming, the nations radio waves will be totally in the hands of just a few interests.

No thanks.