As CBS crumbles, the internet provides more platforms where talent and freedom of speech still thrive.

Corporate powers have decided to end CBS Radio News. Our local affiliate, KGMI, has switched to ABC Radio News.

Sometimes I liked listening to John Batchelor's CBS Eye on the world. Though it was a bit conservative (I am open minded) I learned a lot about the workings of the economy from his interviews. Now, like so many things, his show survives on the internet. We live in an era of diversity on the internet. Lots of things taken off traditional media may even have more followers on YouTube. For instance Stephen Colbert, who has been famously pulled from CBS TV and was said to have more viewers on his YouTube channel.

Yes, the billionaire tycoons run much of traditional media as well as the social media platforms, but the platforms are a bit different. Diversity of opinion can still thrive.

Traditional media used to always say that the newsroom and editorial staff had a "firewall" between them and the sales department. News and opinion could be objective from being bought, supposedly.

Looks like the billionaires do try and run everything, including government, but freedom of speech still finds its way.

RIP CBS Radio, at least, and maybe eventually CBS TV? Oh, I didn't say that did I?