Part of the success of traditional tv, radio and newspapers is the shared experience with some group you identify with. Perhaps, but most of the reason for the

Part of the success of traditional tv, radio and newspapers is the shared experience with some group you identify with. Perhaps, but most of the reason for the success of traditional tv, radio, and newspapers is that, until the last five years or so, there weren't really any viable alternatives. Only recently has content distribution become a non-issue; previously, it was a bottleneck.