Looking Forward, Now That the FCC has Relaxed its Media Ownership Rules Posted by Bob at 12/19/07 03:33 PM

Consumers Union Vice President for Federal and International Affairs Gene Kimmelman says the public may have lost this important battle, but the war is far from over.

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NYTimes is Dead on With "Flawed Media Plan" Editorial Posted by Bob at 12/17/07 10:37 AM

With the Republican majority at the Federal Communications Commission poised to gut the agency's 32-year-old rule preventing a single company from owning both the newspaper and a broadcaster in the same market tomorrow, the New York Times is out with a strong editorial this morning laying out the case against the change.

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Now Hear This Electronic Newsletter, December 13, 2007 Posted by Bob at 12/12/07 12:03 PM

Despite pleas and threats from Congress and overwhelming opposition from the public, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says he won't hold off on a vote to gut the agency's rules preventing a company from owning a newspaper and television station in the same market set for December 18th.

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