Mass-Media Meltdown:
* Hollywood is in a panic, because for nine weeks straight, box office grosses have been lower than last year's. [...]
* The editors and publishers of most major American newspapers are terrified, because declines in newspaper circulation are accelerating at an alarming clip. [...]
* Television networks are reeling from a dramatic contraction of its audience of young male viewers aged 18-34 ? the cohort most desired by advertisers. [...]
* Talk-radio audiences in major cities like New York and Washington have fallen since the 2004 election. [...]
* The American recording industry is in tatters, increasingly unable to introduce new stars and to sell new music.
