[NEohioPAL]RE: The Late Fourth Estate?

[Denis Blot]

I hope everyone signed up to have their sentiments heard, legislation like this causes lots of problems.... due to the minor loophole generated during the legislation regarding the baby bells (local telephone companies) getting the abbilities to enter the international telephone market.  corporations were allowed to buy up several radio stations now the bulk of radio stations are owned by only a few corporations.  This has resulted with massive problems (some being illegal and unethical), not to mention less freedom for local stations.  DO NOT let this happen again.  Do not give that much power to corporations to control and dictate what is and is not shown on televised media, nothing good can come out of this.

-----Original Message-----
From: M.A. Norton [mailto:miken at ncgmedia.com]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:19 PM
To: mailer at ncgmedia.com
Subject: The Late Fourth Estate?


Subject: Stop Media Monopoly

Dear friend,

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:

http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/

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.

Thanks.



All the best,

Mike Norton

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