Skype? I don't think that would be a good idea for most folkies I've met. Of course it might be different with American folkies, but I doubt it.
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Big Media? What's your problem Ron? Surely that just means the same as what most pundits of all political persuasions mean when they say "the media" - except that it has the virtue of being more accurate, since, if you are being even minimally pedantic, "the media" properly includes the whole range of communication methods, including emails and phone calls. (You might disagree with various claims made about "the media"/"Big Media", but that's quite another matter.)