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Friday, June 25, 2004
Court Reverses Media Ownership Rules - A victory!
Finally some good news this week!
Heres the message I got from Common Cause today (abbreviated):
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Heres the message I got from Common Cause today (abbreviated):
With the help of all of you who care deeply about diverse and dynamic media in America, we have landed a decisive blow in beating back the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).A federal court on Thursday ordered the FCC to redo many of the controversial media ownership rules it passed last June. In addition, the court strongly criticized the agency's methods for arriving at its conclusions in justifying increased media concentration. Under the ruling, the FCC will have to revisit the legal framework it operated under, and begin its deliberations anew....
The court's decision offers a stinging rebuke to the FCC's disregard for public participation in the rulemaking process, and underscores the importance of true media diversity. It also gives us another chance to work for real reform and to oppose media concentration as the FCC reconsiders its ruling under the court’s new direction.
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posted by Tom, 6/25/2004 09:50:00 AM
