Features related to media consolidation

craigbrown
December 20, 2012 | Group Think

As long as meaningful action on climate change will hurt the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industries, the media conglomerates and Wall Street, we can’t expect the media blackout to end….It’s going to be up to those of us in the non-profit, independent media to make sure the public is well-informed that the costs of climate change inaction will be far more expensive. MORE

Representatives of the media advocacy group Free Press deliver 200,000 petition signatures to the FCC. (Free Press)
December 12, 2012 | News & Notes

Representatives of several media advocacy groups delivered petitions opposing relaxation of media ownership laws. Continue reading

Mideast, Noam Chomsky
December 10, 2012 | BillBoard
Bill shared with staff an AlterNet round-up of Noam Chomsky quotes about America's corporate media.
Bernie Lunzer
December 7, 2012 | Group Think
The president of the Newspaper Guild says media consolidation means less content, less less diversity, less innovation, and fewer journalists.
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December 7, 2012 | Group Think
The creator of chicagotribune.com says cross-ownership rules have become outdated in the age of the internet
Michael Copps, Mignon Clyburn
December 5, 2012 | News & Notes

Commissioner Mignon Clyburn told a Senate hearing committee that she wishes to give the public a “more robust opportunity to engage.” Continue reading

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December 4, 2012
Learn how big media companies are not just controlling the message, but American democracy as a result.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
December 3, 2012 | Q&A

Free Press’ CEO talks with Bill about the campaign to stop the FCC from relaxing rules limiting media cross-ownership in cities. Continue reading

FreePress.net's infographic outlines five reasons to care about the FCC's plans to relax rules about media consolidation.
December 3, 2012

Tell the Federal Communications Commission you’re concerned about relaxing the rules that limit the number of newspapers and major television and radio stations a corporation may own in the same city. Continue reading