More Details on FCC's Media Ownership Proceeding

To assist in structuring the Federal Communications Commission's 2010 quadrennial media ownership review process, the FCC's Media Bureau will hold workshops on November 2, 3, and 4 to discuss the scope and methodology of the proceeding and the analytical framework the Commission should use for conducting its review. The FCC will explore these issues during three half-day sessions with: 1) a panel of policy scholars, 2) a panel of public interest groups, and 3) a panel of broadcasters and media trade associations. The moderator of each workshop will invite the panelists to present their views on questions relating to the scope and analytical framework of the media ownership review process. The review includes: 1) the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule, 2) the radio/television cross-ownership rule, 3) the local television ownership rule, 4) the local radio ownership rule, and 5) the dual network rule