Is the fight against media consolidation really bipartisan?
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:32am
IS THE FIGHT OVER MEDIA CONSOLIDATION REALLY BIPARTISAN?
[SOURCE: Lasar's Letter on the FCC, AUTHOR: Matthew Lasar]
[Commentary] It cannot be denied that conservatives and Republicans periodically raise their voices against media consolidation. The Bipartisans-Against-Media-Consolidation claim is not supported by the case of Clear Channel's relentless lobbying for the end of the FCC's rule limiting the number of radio stations an entity can own in a market. To convince the agency to change this valuable regulation (which it did not in 2003), it appears that Clear Channel recruited 23 members of Congress to write a letter to the Commission urging its modification. Since 2000, the Republican majority on the Federal Communications Commission has regularly supported media consolidation. The Commission's two Democrats: Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps, have consistently and passionately opposed it. Sorry, but that's evidence of a partisan divide over the FCC's media ownership rules.
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