QUOTE FOR THE TIMES

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From "Paul Allen Seizes KCMU" published by Eat the State! (April 11, 2001).

The following is from the introduction to letters written to members of the Seattle City Council concerning changes to the University of Washington's non-commercial public radio station, KEXP (formerly KCMU).

"I believe that the pattern unfolding at our station is not unique to our University but is in fact occurring at public radio stations across the country. The problem is further exacerbated by the fact that these very radio stations are the media we depend upon to report news. Their failure to report media-related news, such as changes and decisions that are made within our public institutions, is equivalent to shutting off an alarm system prior to robbing the store."

-- Mike McCormick

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