especially if it brings the issue to the attention of more people. But I would argue that the phrase "obvious common sense" is more appropriate than your "coming in with just a philosophical expectation." The argument for media consolidation advanced by Powell and others (that such a concentration of resources is necessary to deliver more comprehensive news coverage) is hysterically laughable. Here's one small example:

In the run-up to the war, I produced and hosted a political talk show on local public access. One topic I gave considerable time to was the upcoming war. My budget was practically zero. (Out of my own pocket I bought blank tape and pizza for the volunteer crew. My research budget was the price of an internet connection.) The New York Times, The Washington Post, the cable networks, the broadcast networks, the media empires who own them, all had budgets and resources in the millions and billions to cover the crucial questions about WMDs and Al Queda connections and relevant U.S. economic interests in the run-up to the war. Guess who got it right.

How much you want to bet that if the results of a government report about the rules involving the whitehouse press pool are not in the interests of the huge corporations that own all the networks, you will not be hearing anything about the report on TV? Media monopolies need to be broken up. It's a no-brainer.