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Who Owns The Media In Your Area? --- We Must Take Action!

power of media companies. Several of the FCC's commissioners hope to revoke the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule, which prevents a company from owning a newspaper and a TV station in the same market, and to significantly increase the number of TV stations one company can own. Imagine living in a community where one large, multinational conglomerate controlled eight radio stations, two major TV stations and the leading daily newspaper.

Given the damage that media consolidation has already done to the quality and diversity of media offerings, such a scenario-- repeated in communities across the country-- has worrying implications. While FCC chair Michael Powell (Colin's son) has the votes to pass the plan, the decision to vote on the matter by June 2 could still be challenged to allow for more public education and debate. Want to have a say on this issue? Try http://www.mediareform.net or http://www.democraticmedia.org/

In the meantime this Thursday May 29th will be a national day of protest directed at Clear Channel communications which is seen as leading the charge to further deregulate. There will be actions taken in Philly, SF, Austin and NY.. To find out locations and times check http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

P.S. MoveOn.org has set up a very convenient way of writing to your congressional representatives about the FCC's wrong direction. http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/ Its also set up so that you can forward info easily to a friend. It will take a lonnng time to get the Congress to move on this in a meaningful way, but the sooner the rumbling begins...the better.

For those who live in the SF Bay Area A protest is planned infront of Clear Channel Offices [340 Townsend St] on Thursday May 29.. 5PM

For more info contact

andrea@globalexchange.org or maddybassi@yahoo.co.uk

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Join us this Thursday, May 29th, as we protest at Clear Channel radio stations everywhere to STOP the FCC from deregulating the media on June 2nd. Join planned protests and phone-in campaigns in Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles or contact your local CODEPINK for details on a protest in your area. http://www.codepinkalert.org/Get_Involved!_Stop_the_FCC.shtml »

If you don't have a planned protest in your area, go to Clear Channel's website link below to find a station near you and organize your own! It only takes a small amount of time to make a powerful statement--see our Media Action Toolbox (link at bottom of page) for ideas on planning your own media action. Check back to our website as the day of protest approaches for details on our planned actions.

http://www.clearchannel.com/radio/search.php »

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