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Group Think: The opposite of traditional ''groupthink,'' our Group Think poses one question to a variety of smart thinkers for insightful perspectives on relevant issues.

How Big Should Big Media Be Allowed to Grow?

Should the FCC end a longstanding ban and allow one company to jointly own multiple media outlets (radio/ TV stations and daily newspaper) in the nation’s top 20 markets?

Contributors

Craig Aaron
President of Free Press
The People Have Spoken
"So if there’s a rush, it isn’t for another handout to big media. It’s for the FCC to live up to its mandate to actually promote 'localism, competition and diversity.'"
Betty Yu
Media Action Grassroots Network
Seize the Airways!
"Corporate media giants not only own the broadcast networks and local stations; but also own the pipeline — the cable and the Internet signals that deliver most of the media content."
Alex Nogales
President of the National Hispanic Media Coalition
The FCC’s Chance to Promote Diverse Media Owners, and How It May Blow It
"When Latinos own the media, they open doors for other Latinos to tell their stories in their own authentic voices."
Bernie Lunzer
President of the Newspaper Guild
Consolidation Costs Jobs and Stifles Innovation
"The point of most consolidations is efficiency -- and that means fewer journalists, less content and less diversity in both content and staff."
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Owen Youngman
Professor at Medill School of Journalism
The Case for Relaxing Cross-Ownership Laws
"We just had an election where Gov. Romney ran on an agenda of cutting tax rates for rich people and cutting benefits for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He lost."
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