We expect, as with the movement arc of ending cannabis prohibition, that more and more major media will wake up and get a clue; but those that don't are just another obstacle on the way to inevitable victory.
"The more officials continue to sound like cheerleaders, ignoring or minimizing what goes wrong, the more the media will focus on knocking them off their high horse".
Other socially conservative or religious groups, such as the Traditional Values Coalition, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Family Research Council and Morality in the Media, have weighed in against further media consolidation, generally on indecency grounds and fears that more media mergers will mean less good television for children.
Given the prevalence of smart assistant-driven hardware, it seems safe to assume that more media outlets will be tailoring content to this voice-only input method.
More media brands will then acquire these companies to develop a footprint in strategically important markets that allow them to structure large, international deals with advertisers without requiring enormous investments in production and distribution infrastructure.
Netflix's willingness to pay for faster speeds throws into question whether more media companies will have to follow suit.
Though most Americans say they don't know a transgender person, hopefully, activists say, more media visibility will lead to greater equality.
Sean Dagan Wood, editor of Positive News, a publication focused on reporting constructive solutions accepts his is a niche publication but hopes more news media will take the same direction: "We are reaching peak negativity in the news.
On March 3, "010101" will expand into the San Francisco museum's real-world galleries, where two dozen works in more traditional media will be keyed to the exhibition's overall theme: how artists are responding to a world that increasingly revolves around technology.
Perhaps more importantly, the media will also focus on the overall economic picture.
