This is what concerns me about the public debate surrounding the proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger. Look at the coverage that MSNBC (owned by Comcast) has de

This is what concerns me about the public debate surrounding the proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger. Look at the coverage that MSNBC (owned by Comcast) has devoted to the issue, for example[0][1]. Having news agencies very tightly coupled with (and owned by) companies that are lobbying for major policy changes to basic infrastructure and utilities[2] is a recipe for disaster. [0] http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/04/14/something-you-still-wont-see-on-msnbc/ http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/04/14/something-you-still-wont... [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/msnbcs-big-fail-deafening_b_5189126.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/msnbcs-big-fail-de... [2] Yes, I consider the Internet in 2014 to be a basic utility, even if the FCC does not agree (yet).