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My friend emailed me this, thought I'd share for discussion.
i'm not sure how much you've heard about this, but this is a huge deal, and could really end up adversely affecting the already incompetent and unbalanced media in this country. for a nice
little outline of the situation, check out
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/opinion/13KRUG.html
(i know, i know, registration's annoying, but it's not intrusive and
they won't send you any junk. and it's worth it - krugman's really
good.)
more info at: http://www.tombarger.com/fcc.html
and:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/05/12/MN53063.DTL
Here's the letter moveon.org suggested i send to my friends, which will explain this better than i can:
On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is planning on authorizing sweeping changes to the American news media. The rules change could allow your local TV stations, newspaper, radio stations, and cable provider to all be owned by one company. NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox could have the same corporate parent. The resulting concentration of ownership could be deeply destructive to our democracy.
Congress is supposed to guard against monopoly power. But the
upcoming rule change could change the landscape for all media and usher in an era in which a few corporations control your access to news and entertainment. Please join me in asking Congress and the FCC to support a diverse, competitive media landscape by going to:
http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/
You can also automatically have your comments
publicly filed at the FCC. When the folks at MoveOn.org talk to
Congresspeople about this issue, the response is usually the same: "We only hear from media lobbyists on this. It seems like my constituents aren't very concerned with this issue." A few thousand emails could permanently change that perception.
Please join this critical campaign, and let
Congress know you care.
Thanks.
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a day or so after i signed, i read that they've
had over 18 THOUSAND people respond to this. that's huge. but now the fcc is saying that since so many people are interested in this, there's no need for debate - which will effectively prevent arguments from being presented. so even though a lot of people have already signed, it's still important to show how big an interest there is in keeping what little diversity is left in the news. i know there maybe be bigger issues out there right now, but this really could have some terrible repercussions down the line. and fortunatly, it's a case where a relatively small amount of people might be able to make a difference. think about signing, and send this to other people who might be interested.
i'm not sure how much you've heard about this, but this is a huge deal, and could really end up adversely affecting the already incompetent and unbalanced media in this country. for a nice
little outline of the situation, check out
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/opinion/13KRUG.html
(i know, i know, registration's annoying, but it's not intrusive and
they won't send you any junk. and it's worth it - krugman's really
good.)
more info at: http://www.tombarger.com/fcc.html
and:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/05/12/MN53063.DTL
Here's the letter moveon.org suggested i send to my friends, which will explain this better than i can:
On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is planning on authorizing sweeping changes to the American news media. The rules change could allow your local TV stations, newspaper, radio stations, and cable provider to all be owned by one company. NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox could have the same corporate parent. The resulting concentration of ownership could be deeply destructive to our democracy.
Congress is supposed to guard against monopoly power. But the
upcoming rule change could change the landscape for all media and usher in an era in which a few corporations control your access to news and entertainment. Please join me in asking Congress and the FCC to support a diverse, competitive media landscape by going to:
http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/
You can also automatically have your comments
publicly filed at the FCC. When the folks at MoveOn.org talk to
Congresspeople about this issue, the response is usually the same: "We only hear from media lobbyists on this. It seems like my constituents aren't very concerned with this issue." A few thousand emails could permanently change that perception.
Please join this critical campaign, and let
Congress know you care.
Thanks.
***************************************************************
a day or so after i signed, i read that they've
had over 18 THOUSAND people respond to this. that's huge. but now the fcc is saying that since so many people are interested in this, there's no need for debate - which will effectively prevent arguments from being presented. so even though a lot of people have already signed, it's still important to show how big an interest there is in keeping what little diversity is left in the news. i know there maybe be bigger issues out there right now, but this really could have some terrible repercussions down the line. and fortunatly, it's a case where a relatively small amount of people might be able to make a difference. think about signing, and send this to other people who might be interested.