This is what concerns me about the public debate surrounding the proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger. Look at the coverage that MSNBC (owned by Comcast) has devoted to the issue, for example[0][1].

Having news agencies very tightly coupled with (and owned by) companies that are lobbying for major policy changes to basic infrastructure and utilities[2] is a recipe for disaster.

[0] http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/04/14/something-you-still-wont...

[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/msnbcs-big-fail-de...

[2] Yes, I consider the Internet in 2014 to be a basic utility, even if the FCC does not agree (yet).