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September 21, 2007

800 attend FCC media ownership hearing in Chicago

The FCC held the fifth of six planned public hearings on media ownership issues around the country last night in Chicago. Illinois PIRG, Consumers Union and Free Press worked hard along with local groups, including Rainbow/Push, to bring out the community. The event was successful (Chicago Tribune story, Buzz Flash), with most of the 800 attendees supporting a greater diversity of voices on publicly owned airwaves (less media ownership concentration). This event was intended to explain the need for that diversity of voices to include greater minority ownership.

Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at September 21, 2007 05:43 PM


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