The FCC ignores the public will
By Jon Bartholomew
Posted on Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:54:58 PM EST
December 18th, 2007.
Eerily similar to June 2nd, 2003.
Even up against overwhelming opposition from the public. Even with Congress coming together in a bipartisan fashion to oppose it. Even with no good reason to do it.
The FCC votes 3-2 on party lines to allow further consolidation of the media.
"The FCC still doesn't seem to get it: Media consolidation is bad for America," said Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause. "Today's vote to allow greater media consolidation is merely a handout to big business at the expense of the public. For Americans to get the information they need to participate in our democracy, we need more diverse sources of information - not fewer."
Tags: media and democracy, FCC, Kevin Martin, media consolidation (all tags)
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