Senators propose ban on easing media-ownership rules.
Today, a bipartisan group of 14 senators introduced a bill “to stop regulators from easing media-ownership rules in the nation’s 20 largest cities.” The 32-year old ban — whose loosening is being pushed by Bush’s FCC chairman — is meant to “keep major media companies from monopolizing newspapers and broadcasters in their market.”
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NOT. SOON. ENOUGH!!
There is virtually no mass media anymore that is watching over the government, As it is, we need media to watch over the media (thank you http://www.mediamatters.org) for they have become propaganda for the government who is anything but of the people, by the people, and for the people.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pmIsnt’ the entire media already owned by a handful of dudes?
March 5th, 2008 at 7:48 pmThat little twerp in charge of the FCC has already allowed too much, stonewalled too much, and ignored anyone who doesn’t agree with him, much like his predecessor, Powell.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:49 pmToo little too late? Let’s bring back the fairness doctrine while we’re at it….and put in something about free air exposure for ALL presidential candidates who qualify to be on the ballot.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:59 pmAfter confirming that the Horse had left the barn a bi-partisan group of Senators agreed today that the barn door must be shut…
March 5th, 2008 at 8:05 pmSTOP THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE - it has already gone to far.
Hate radio is destroying the country, just look at the influence it has had on the moronic trolls on this site.
Bush/Cheney
March 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pmHague Trials ‘09
They need to bust the media system up. Do a lottery for licenses - let private citizens sell the rights to broadcast for 10 years, and then do it again. There’s no reason the public needs to turn over control of any commodity, to any single entity, for any lengthy period of time.
Fu(k ‘em. Put them all out of work.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:13 pmLet us know if they ever carry through!
March 5th, 2008 at 8:14 pmSTOP THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE - it has already gone to far.
Hate radio is destroying the country, just look at the influence it has had on the moronic trolls on this site.
Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09
Comment by Buckie Boy
A case in point. on Thom Hartmann today he was relating his experience on the morning Fox show where republicans from texas, were emailing in by the 1000’s that they’d been shut out of the system by limbaugh who had urged them to vote for hillary. They had crossed over to through a wrench into the Obama campaign and didn’t realize that they couldn’t vote dem on one part of the ballot and then switch back for the state and local elections, so they couldn’t vote for their favorite local candidate. They deserve a big Nelson Munch laugh.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:15 pmYeah, Bobwurst, I heard about that…just like the repukes to cheat…they can’t do anything honestly…but glad it bit them in the butt.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pmThe MSM is owned by the Military Industrial Complex! These asswipes (Senators) are playing games!!! They are trying to fog us again!!
March 5th, 2008 at 8:26 pmlistening to hartmann’s rebroadcast now on XM…
he just related that story… poor “disenfranchised” dupes (R)…
i wonder if hillary is still so proud of her “victory”…
about dorgan - he talks with ed schultz occasionally…
i can tell he is sincere when he thanks ed and progressive radio
for the job being done these past few years…
matter of fact, MOST congress people on these shows make a point
March 5th, 2008 at 8:26 pmof being aware of and thankful for the strides progressive radio has made in such a short time…
media… do they mean the neocon infomercials? How would the masses react if REAL news was played out as it is in other countries? The media has gone way too far into the sewer much too long ago.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pmWell….gotta see about that barn door….
~Hussein Zooey
March 5th, 2008 at 9:27 pmThey deserve a big Nelson Munch laugh.
Comment by Bobwurst — March 5, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
Now THAT is sweeeeet…
HAH-ha!
(Never thought I’d approve of sumpin’ Limbaugh did…)
March 5th, 2008 at 9:46 pmHey Senate;
No shit sherlock!
March 5th, 2008 at 10:22 pmYeah, it is a little late.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:21 amTed Turner has written a great article against the FCC’s pro-consolidation decisions. July 2004
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ features/ 2004/ 0407.turner.html
My Beef With Big Media
How government protects big media–and shuts out upstarts like me.
March 6th, 2008 at 6:31 amBy Ted Turner July 2004