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Off With Their Heads

Off With Their Heads
by Dick Morris
Loosen media ownership rules?
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 		 YES
The current rules are out of date. The proliferation of independent news outlets shows that there's no risk for media monopolies
NO
These rules are necessary to ensure that smaller companies can't be forced out of the business by huge media conglomerates
 
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FCC chief Michael Powell says that a vote on changing the rules should come within months. A recent study found that network-owned affiliates provide more news coverage than locally owned affiliates, so the rules aren't benefiting the public interest.

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We'll send your vote to the Federal Communications Commission.

 		 These rules ensure that the airwaves aren't dominated by a single voice. The more TV stations that are owned by a single company, the more that company's interests will be promoted in its news coverage - and other points of view won't be heard.

 
 



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