why is the media dumbing down?

Maybe you don't think it is, however I will try to convince you that there is a definite trend in this direction.The trend has been over many years, a critical point was undoubtedly Murdoch taking on and beating the unions with help from his buddy Margaret Thatcher.http://www.goacom.org/overseas-digest/Media/murdoch.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapping_disputehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/