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FCC and media consolidation


FCC Chair pushes deregulation to allow one company to own TV, radio, and newspapers in local marketMonday December 3rd, 2007"There are just five or six companies in America that dominate the media landscape—giant multinational conglomerates. So there may be a lot of different voices but they're coming from the same ventriloquist."-Jonathan Adelstein, FCC Commissioner

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: TheRealNews

Length: 07:07
Rating: 5.0
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bryanlew88 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why weren't the giant corporations given a chance to comment? I'd like to hear this from both sides of the issue. This "news" piece only gives me the consumer one side of the issue.Funny how the vid discusses diversity and hearing many voices - yet it only presents one side of the argument.
Daniel0A8 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Holy shit! 2:41 it's Cornel Sander. Sorry Had to do it.
Whoo69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Remember when AT&t was once a monopoly but was finally broken up into many smaller telecom firms?? The same must be done for American media! We need to split CNN, MSNBC, and Fox into several smaller outlets that serve the public interest. No more media giants. All media must have a fair shake.
Whoo69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Will the 5 or 6 media conglomerates soon become only 4?? And then eventually 3? And then 2? Until one day, we have only one major company controlling just about everything we see, hear and read?? We must not let that happen!!! That is no better than state-run media.
emosuol (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
fuck the FCC
kinkgut (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
conformious
orling1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Did you know that Clearchannel just recently went up for auction. Mitt Romney's Bain Capital bought it just when he started running for President!Google it... it is TRUE!
skinstretcher (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Great reporting, TheRealNews! Big Media knows its days are numbered. Three cheers for its demise!
Eaacker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
PBS also did a report on this watch?v=xEoKXKUnLsY
desertjournalonline (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nazis want to dumb down America and destroy diversification and the truth. One way is to buy up all of the media. The FCC constantly acts against the public trust and should be fired!