The Democratic Party has released its national platform and includes a healthy plank about media and democracy, according to TV Week. The platform reportedly includes support for a number of issues we at Common Cause have been advocating for. These include:

Net Neutrality,
Clarifying broadcasters' public interest obligations, and
Increasing the diversity of the ownership of the media

It also calls for the creation of what would probably be a cabinet-level position of Chief Technology Officer, which sounds like a very good idea. Right now we are deeply concerned that nobody is in charge of the digital TV transition, but if there was a CTO, that person would ultimately be responsible.

We commend the Democratic Party for embracing these goals. We look forward to seeing what the Republican Party platform says as well as what Senator McCain's media platform is.