December 9, 2009 8:23AM 

# NYT Room for Debate on Comcast-NBC 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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The Comcast-NBC deal has the traditional media world all atwitter—well, better call it aflutter. “[Atwitter](http://twitter.com/CatoInstitute)” is losing its old media connotations.

So the *New York Times* [rounded up a foursome of advocates](http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/should-consumers-fear-the-comcast-deal/) to air their views, among them Cato alum Adam Thierer and yours truly.

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