The FCC's secret exposed: they destroyed their own study when it proved media consolidation reduces local news coverage
The FCC's dirty secret has been exposed: they destroyed their own study when it proved media consolidation reduces local news coverage.
Rupert Murdoch owns FOX News and rightwing newspapers in key cities like New York (the New York Post) and around the world. Now he wants to buy more media outlets in cities across the U.S. to complete his takeover of America's news. We know what will inevitably follow: more propaganda and lies like those that led to the disastrous invasion of Iraq.
Tell the FCC to say no to media monopolies like FOX News.
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011801MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
Bob Fertik
Big media will soon get bigger, unless you help us stop it. The FCC's media ownership comment period ends soon!
Tell the commissioners how you feel about the spin you get from Fox, Time Warner and other big media conglomerates!
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011802MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
Last week, the Associated Press revealed a secret study by FCC staff that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage. The FCC had ordered its staff to destroy all copies of this report!
"Adam Candeub, now a law professor at Michigan State University, said senior managers at the agency ordered that 'every last piece' of the report be destroyed. 'The whole project was just stopped -- end of discussion,' he said."
The newly found report contradicts the FCC's 2003 rationale for allowing media corporations to gobble up increased shares of the media market. Millions of comments from people like you stopped them back then, and can stop them again today.
Take a moment now to tell the FCC to stop the underhanded tactics!
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011803MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
It's time to listen to America and safeguard a diverse and independent media.
After you have added your thoughts to the public record, please forward this email to five other people who can add their ideas as well. We only have a few days left before the official comment period closes. The FCC needs to hear from us now!
Sincerely,
Morgan Jindrich
HearUsNow.org
A project of Consumers Union
1300 Guadalupe, Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78701
Rupert Murdoch owns FOX News and rightwing newspapers in key cities like New York (the New York Post) and around the world. Now he wants to buy more media outlets in cities across the U.S. to complete his takeover of America's news. We know what will inevitably follow: more propaganda and lies like those that led to the disastrous invasion of Iraq.
Tell the FCC to say no to media monopolies like FOX News.
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011801MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
Bob Fertik
Big media will soon get bigger, unless you help us stop it. The FCC's media ownership comment period ends soon!
Tell the commissioners how you feel about the spin you get from Fox, Time Warner and other big media conglomerates!
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011802MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
Last week, the Associated Press revealed a secret study by FCC staff that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage. The FCC had ordered its staff to destroy all copies of this report!
"Adam Candeub, now a law professor at Michigan State University, said senior managers at the agency ordered that 'every last piece' of the report be destroyed. 'The whole project was just stopped -- end of discussion,' he said."
The newly found report contradicts the FCC's 2003 rationale for allowing media corporations to gobble up increased shares of the media market. Millions of comments from people like you stopped them back then, and can stop them again today.
Take a moment now to tell the FCC to stop the underhanded tactics!
http://mail.democrats.com:81/CT00011803MTE0MDc2MQAA.HTML
It's time to listen to America and safeguard a diverse and independent media.
After you have added your thoughts to the public record, please forward this email to five other people who can add their ideas as well. We only have a few days left before the official comment period closes. The FCC needs to hear from us now!
Sincerely,
Morgan Jindrich
HearUsNow.org
A project of Consumers Union
1300 Guadalupe, Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78701
rudkla - 20. Sep, 14:31
