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Hollywood Meets the Internet and Economic Reality

Technology and economics are working big change on the business of entertainment.  What are the opportunities for content with quality—and the risks of Hollywood dumbing down more than ever? Also, loan modifications are starting to slow foreclosures, and Republicans strike back on Congressional ethics.

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By Warren Olney • Oct 8, 2009 • 51m Listen

Technology and economics are working big change on the business of entertainment. What are the opportunities for content with quality—and the risks of Hollywood dumbing down more than ever? Also, loan modifications are starting to slow foreclosures. On Reporter's Notebook, are the Democrats being haunted by their promise to run an "open and ethical Congress?"

Banner image: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives on the red carpet of the Grauman's Chinese Theater for the Los Angeles Premiere of Four Christmases on November 20, 2008 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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