In case you haven't been following the FCC nightmare, Chairman Michael Powell (yes, Colin's son) is attempting to change the ownership rules for media.
> Read Ted Turner's Editorial on the issue
Do you really want everything you see and hear to be decided for you by a big corporation? If you don't, you can send this statement to your representatives at MoveOn.org:
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:
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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.
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URL: http://www.livingreflections.com/blog
It's sad isn't it? However, I did listen to a bit of the hearing this morning and one of the comissioners who was oppossed said they had received 750K messages on this issue from the public (and 99.5% were oppossed).. perhaps there is hope - not for this issue as we got screwed over this morning, but maybe people will start to wake up.
Posted by amy | October 29, 2006 3:27 PM
Posted on October 29, 2006 15:27
URL: http://www.zippyhendirez.blogspot.com
Sadly, most people don't care about anything the government does unless it affects them in the wallet, and _then_ they get angry...when it's too late to do anything about it.
I suspect this issue will be no different.
Posted by Z. Hendirez | October 29, 2006 3:27 PM
Posted on October 29, 2006 15:27
URL: http://www.justdonna.com
it's all just another step in controlling us. pretty soon we'll have to call it the United Stepford States of America.
it's so obvious where the current US *regime* is going...why do so few people see this?
Posted by Donna | October 29, 2006 3:27 PM
Posted on October 29, 2006 15:27
URL: http://www.lvingreflections.com/blog
I think the point is more that here is a guy (Turner) who stands to make a lot of money from the regulation who is still against it because it is a threat to the freedom of information being presented which democracy depends on.
Posted by amy | October 29, 2006 3:27 PM
Posted on October 29, 2006 15:27
URL: http://upforanything.blogspot.com
Come on... Ted is the biggest media hypocrite!!!! He sold his cable networks to Time Warner. That's hardly providing for a variety of voices!
That said, I'm worried about media consolidation... especially considering I work in the media...
Posted by CJ | October 29, 2006 3:27 PM
Posted on October 29, 2006 15:27