My friends at FreePress.net have been keeping me informed about this issue. I’ve been paying attention. I need to be an active participant. Here is what they are reporting…
The new media ownership rules passed by a 3-to-2, party-line vote at the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday are far worse for the public interest ? and more favorable to Big Media companies ? than anything FCC Chairman Kevin Martin previously revealed to the public.
?Martin?s claims that consumer groups approve of these new rules couldn?t be farther from the truth,? said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press. ?What the FCC passed today is significantly worse than indicated in his proposal by press release. The waivers and giant loopholes contained in these new rules could spell disaster for citizens everywhere.?
The majority of the FCC voted to approve more than 40 ?waivers? for pre-existing cross-owned combinations in markets large and small. These waivers will shield companies like Tribune, News Corp., Media General and Gannett from even the weak standards of Martin?s new media ownership rules.
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When will our government start working for the people and not big media?
Why is this bad
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Don Moore // Dec 19, 2007 at 10:41 am
It’s the exact reason you have not been paying attention why the FCC has allowed this. Traditional media are becoming insignificant and need propping up. This is how they “think” they can do it.
2 Jeffrey Sykes // Dec 19, 2007 at 10:43 am
Andy: I posted on this also yesterday. Here is a great little video I found from stopbigmedia.com
Cheers.
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