Media Concentration

It is time once again to act to protect what little media diversity we still have. The FCC is preparing to offer a new proposal to expand media ownership ... again. I Access FCC Comment section. The comment period ends December 11, 2007, so take action quickly.

You may also send a letter to your Congressional Representatives to support S 2332 which focuses on minority representation in media ownership through Stop Big Media. They have an electronic letter you may sign.

You may read more about the FCC rule change at these links:
FCC Chairman's Big Media Giveaway Exposed. FreePress.
Devil in the Details by FreePress.

Here is the comment I posted:
I urge the Commission to not expand the media ownership rules any further. The proposed change to limit this additional ownership "only in major markets" means a loss of media and information diversity for almost half of the population of the United States. We need ownership diversity to have a broader spectrum of information and perspective. There are also critical community needs that are not met when the concentration of media becomes too high. Please vote against this proposal.