Vin Crosbie introduces the newest addition to the Rebuilding Media roster of commentators on the disruptive forces at work in the media industry: Ben Compaine. Ben is a consultant, entrepreneur, policy wonk, academic, and author of numerous influential books and articles including "Who Owns the Media: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry", winner of the Robert Picard Award for Best New Book in Media Economics.

Ben has been studying the media industry and its impact on society, culture and regulation since 1978, is a noted expert in communications theory, policy, and practice, and has published extensively about media ownership and competition. We're thrilled he's aboard and point you to Rebuilding Media where his blogging will begin shortly...