Media momopoly in the US

[Guest guest]

Dear friend,

 

On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is planning

on

authorizing sweeping changes to the American news media. The

rules

change could allow your local TV stations, newspaper, radio

stations,

and cable provider to all be owned by one company. NBC, ABC, CBS

and

Fox could have the same corporate parent. The resulting

concentration

of ownership could be deeply destructive to our democracy.

 

 

Congress is supposed to guard against monopoly power. But the

upcoming

rule change could change the landscape for all media and

usher in an era in

which a few corporations control your access to

news and entertainment.

Please join me in asking Congress and the

FCC to support a diverse,

competitive media landscape by going

 

to:

 

http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/

 

 

You can also automatically have your comments publicly filed at

the

FCC.

 

When the folks at MoveOn.org talk to Congresspeople about this

issue,

the response is usually the same: " We only hear from media lobbyists

on

this. It seems like my constituents aren't very concerned with this

issue. " A few thousand emails could permanently change that perception.

Please join this critical campaign, and let Congress know you

care.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

Tks for reading this.

Mel