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Media Consolidation Map

I firmly believe that one of the reasons the United States has such a strong nonprofit sector is that we have a strong tradition of a free press. It means that the diversity of a million organizations can actually reach its audience. But that is changing. This Media Consolidation Map shows how bad things are already and the Federal Communication Commission may be about to make things even worse. I fear a future in which there are five legitimate charitable categories and the rest of us are isolated. Posted: 6/1/03; 10:39:43 PM #

Munich drops Microsoft for Open Source
	It seems the City of Munich has decided to switch to open source software. If they can do that, with 14,000 employees, I'm hoping a major U.S. nonprofit organization can follow suit. Any takers? Posted: 6/1/03; 10:39:23 PM #