The fact that this historical event was ignored by most of the major media outlets perhaps illustrates the problem of media consolidation better than anything else.  In Columbus the  Dispatch media empire, because it was grandfathered, has not had to comply with the current regulations which prohibit a newspaper from owning a TV station or radio stations in the same market.  The Dispatch has all three. The appearance of censorship by "big media" of this important news story in our community demonstrates the problem.  

On my way to work on Friday, with all of this fresh in my mind, I happened to walk by a church marquee which had on it, "God is Truth and Truth is what will bring about justice in the world."  Isn't this what we activists are concerned about when we challenge big media and its control over the information we consumers receive.  Are not these big media conglomerates playing God with the truth when they spin the news and spout their mantras over and over again, and there is no competing message easily available?  Would not the public be better served by a diversity of news and opinions from which they themselves can discern the truth?  And would we not have a more just world if the true diversity of creative ideas could rise to the consciousness of the broader community, and more people would become engaged in understanding the issues and do something about them?