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FCC Targets Media-Ownership Rules Yet Again
Kevin Martin, the head of the FCC, has announced that he wants to decide on new media ownership rules by the end of the year. In particular, he's considering lifting a longtime ban on cross-ownership—that is, letting a single company own print and broadcast media outlets in the same market. As Eric Klinenberg explained in Mother Jones earlier this year, repealing the ban would be bad news for the news, especially the embattled newspapers and TV stations that—love 'em or hate 'em—remain Americans' main sources of local news.
This isn't the first time the FCC has taken a swing at the cross-ownership ban: Former commission head Michael Powell managed to strike it down in 2003. (A federal court blocked the move.) That time, the FCC rushed the decision through with minimal public input; this time, Martin says he'll take the "unusual step" of letting the public comment on the proposed rule changes... for one whole month.
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I worked for China Intelligence and defected to Australia. Bill and Hillary are receiving millions American dollars from China. They believe in a one world government. China has promised them a very high position. Bill Clinton makes millions for his speeches which are bribes paid by China and Saudi for laws and favors he enacted. The missile technology he gave China is already in Iran and N. Korea hands.
America wake up and realize China is full of murders and thieves who kill anyone in opposition. Your Media has been compromised by hostile foreign forces. They will one day kill me like many others but the truth will live on. My prayer is America wake up
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Posted by: Chun Wu on 10/20/07 at 12:07 PM Respond