Oh that's sort of weird. I posted that last title before reading Does Big Mean Bad? that mentioned some other article called Media Monopoly;

Anyway does big necessarily mean bad?

Just by reading the article, it reminded me a lot about commercial farming beacuse we recently covered that topic in economics. I suppose it's not very much of a stretch to see why this might be a universal topic, especially because we live in a free market society. Either way, I almost always have to agree that big generally does mean bad (ahem, wal-mart).

This is the way I think about most things. I'm quick to come to conclusions. I suppose this is exactly what Tom Goldstein is trying to warn us all about.

Especially after reading the last article, I have and will still have strong sentiments against the concentration of media. However, Goldstein does make a very valid point. He successfully hooked me in through his little anecdote at the start of his article.

After the first paragraph, before his anecdote, it was clear that Goldstein did not oppose the concentration of media but then he mentioned Bagdikian.

I had never heard of that name before and kept reading on to find out more about this person who seemed to have a strange name (that is all I knew up to this point). The few excerpts in the article about Bagdikian made the media sound like a possible key to downfall of our society. This Bagdikian seemed a bit too harsh for my own tastes, but at least now I know a name.

Goldstein made a great point when he brought up the Big Four accounting firms. Being a business major, possibly accounting, this fact really struck me. If I was okay with the Big Four, why am I not okay with the media?

Even though I'm quick to come to conclusions and stick by them, I still believe in respecting the opinions of others. By the end of this reading, Goldstein definitely had me second guessing myself as whether or not big really means bad.