The Man Who Brings the Nation to the Nation:

Landry of the IPA

“In the United States today, five companies control the majority of all media revenue: Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Time-Warner, News Corporation…. From the standpoint of revenues, the Internet is the most consolidated media ever in the United States…. When you look at the revenue flow from the Internet it is all going into the pockets of Yahoo, Google, Reuters and the AP…. In the Blogosphere… we’ve got millions of blogs, but only a handful that are generating enough money to sustain the operations of those people that are producing them. And that revenue is ia direct function of their ability to actually crack through the Blogosphere and gain some visibility.” — Richard Landry

Just how do all the small circulation news and opinion magazines get on (some) news stands around the country? Richard Landry and the Independent Press Association have a lot to do with it.

Richard Landry is executive director of the Independent Press Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to amplify the power of independent media so as to foster a more just, open, and democratic society. The IPA supports the growth and development of over 525 independent magazines, newspapers, and web sites throughout North America.

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