How FCC Decisions on Media Ownership Will Impact Minority Ownership

HOW FCC DECISIONS ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP WILL IMPACT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND MINORITY OWNERSHIP
[SOURCE: Free Press]
The Federal Communications Commission is currently in the last stages of considering whether to allow further consolidation of local media markets throughout the country by relaxing our nation’s broadcast ownership rules. Many civil rights groups and congressional leaders, however, have called on the FCC to first address the issue of minority ownership before moving forward with any new rules. Currently, people of color own just 7 percent of our nation's broadcast stations even though they make up close to 35 percent of the U.S. population. And independent studies show that consolidation reduces the number of minority owners. Free Press has assembled a panel to discuss the latest developments at the FCC and in Congress regarding changes to our nation’s broadcast ownership rules and efforts to increase minority ownership. Date: Nov. 1, 2007 Time: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Location: B-369 Rayburn HOB Lunch will be served.
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