Obama -- Let's Challenge the Murdochization of Our Media

[Commentary] In a speech Sunday, Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) said he would pursue a vigorous antitrust policy if he becomes U.S. president and singled out the media industry as one area where government regulators would need to be watchful as consolidation increases. His statement signals a key opening for media and democracy reformers and the movement they have spawned in this last decade. Working with this movement, an Obama Administration could effectively challenge the destructive and concentrated attack by corporate media consolidation on the integrity of our democracy. Sen Obama will have smart allies among this movement, such as the media advocacy group Free Press. He will also find allies in the current Congress and in the two Democratic Commissioners on the FCC, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, who are committed to defending a free, independent and diverse media.
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