one’s personal environment eventually formed the cornerstone of the media industry. Ownership of hand-crafted, inscribed monuments, scrolls, and eventually books became a mark of distinction for the rich and powerful, spawning new industries of craftsmanship and distribution. From the days of the Roman Empire, rich people would have their slaves record events happening in the Forum in Rome to be delivered to their villas in the neighboring hillsides. The first news services, then, were privately owned