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Well put, Susan. If only we knew what to do to fix this FCC nightmare ...
Posted by monica on Jun 2, 2003 at 12:13 PM
The fcc web site is at www.fcc.gov The fcc has always made sure that the wealthy have a voice and the rest of us don’t. If you go to their web site, you will find how to contact them. Tell them to drop licencing fees and all limits on free speech, but keep a 30% cap on the number stations an individual or corporation can own.
Posted by demosuzuki on Jun 2, 2003 at 2:52 PM
Well, interesting article, but this seems to be too late.
Aren’t FCC commissioners and employees working for the federal government? Don’t they have the same limitations as federal employees when it comes to traveling on industry’s dollars? Why has this been allowed? Why haven’t these people been fired? Since Powell has essentially put himself out of business, let’s get rid of the FCC.
In the 1930s, the Germans were ill informed as to what was going on because the government controlled what the people were told. In 2003, the US is going in the same direction. Since our (non-elected) President has worked hard to gut our educational system (educated people question, uneducated people follow blindly…) and has now gutted any semblance of news, we, too, can repeat history. Boy, aren’t we great!???
Whatever happened to the Society of Professional Journalists and their cry about the “public’s right to know”?
Posted by Diane on Jun 2, 2003 at 10:37 PM
Let them eat cake, he said. And why not let them make the rules, too? After all, they are disadvantaged…Meanwhile, folks like me will have to go online(safe for now) and rely on foreign media venues. Once again our government is looking out for Corporate interests so they can win the next election.
Posted by Robin on Jun 3, 2003 at 2:57 AM
From Chr. Powell’s responses on C-Spann, 2 questions, Did he imply that the internet does not utilize Public Air Space? and, are demographics available
on the use of the internet by citizens? My impression is he believes all citizens has resources and time to utilize the internet for diverse news, comments, etc.
Posted by Marvin Wagner on Jun 3, 2003 at 7:35 AM
Good article, what do we do now? Where is the press? We need to protest this!!!!
Posted by denisedecarlo on Jun 3, 2003 at 1:18 PM
These changes are payment for services rendered.
Now let"s create a fee structure to have commercial media access fees fully fund- multiple and diverse- community Papers,Radio and T.V. stations.
Posted by Darrell Denisi on Jun 4, 2003 at 10:55 AM
Public Stations, funded by high airwave fees for commercial media would provide access for honest candidates.
Posted by Darrell Denisi on Jun 4, 2003 at 11:01 AM
Great story! What can we do to protest this?
Posted by Otis harris on Jun 4, 2003 at 1:38 PM
Ok. These guys hijacked the white House and reality showed them that the “rabble” hesitated to buy their war. So they need a more powerful propagandaapparatus to stay in power and continue to rule this world by military force. Transnacional corporate facism require totalitarian monopolic control of peoples minds, dreams, values, moral, lust, sex….During the brutal Reagan-Thatcher years I was stationed in Centralamerica as representative for Swedish Save The Children. The wellknown Jesuitpriest/professor in psycology Padre Ignatio Martin Bar
Posted by Nils B. Mod on Jun 6, 2003 at 4:12 PM
Does anyone know what the biggest news name/show in the US is?
The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly says he independant because he criticizes repubs but he is still pretty conservative. Studies have shown that most people watch pundits who confirm their own beliefs and not those who fight them. So therefore, the 2 or 3 million people who watch “factor” watch because they agree with him. You say that Phil Donahue got canceled becuase he is a liberal, NO, he got canceled because 400,000 people watched his show.
There are more news voices than ever in the history of our country. That’s a fact. Radio, TV and the internet have provided people with infininate amount of sources.
Posted by Brad on Jun 7, 2003 at 4:33 PM
How many watch the News Hour on PBS, Brad? Or 60 minutes? Or Washington Week?
And what qualifies O’Riley’s as a News Program, anyway?
And while we’re at it, What is this mysterious “factor”? Is it Bill’s boorishness and nasty temper? Huh?
Posted by tim snyder on Jun 8, 2003 at 11:57 AM
The “O’reilly Factor” is the highest rated cable news show, the shows you mentioned are all network shows, so obviously more people watch them. But in terms of cable news, which is continually growing in popularity, fox news is dominant.
Posted by Brad on Jun 8, 2003 at 12:26 PM
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Well put, Susan. If only we knew what to do to fix this FCC nightmare ...
The fcc web site is at www.fcc.gov The fcc has always made sure that the wealthy have a voice and the rest of us don’t. If you go to their web site, you will find how to contact them. Tell them to drop licencing fees and all limits on free speech, but keep a 30% cap on the number stations an individual or corporation can own.
Well, interesting article, but this seems to be too late.
Aren’t FCC commissioners and employees working for the federal government? Don’t they have the same limitations as federal employees when it comes to traveling on industry’s dollars? Why has this been allowed? Why haven’t these people been fired? Since Powell has essentially put himself out of business, let’s get rid of the FCC.
In the 1930s, the Germans were ill informed as to what was going on because the government controlled what the people were told. In 2003, the US is going in the same direction. Since our (non-elected) President has worked hard to gut our educational system (educated people question, uneducated people follow blindly…) and has now gutted any semblance of news, we, too, can repeat history. Boy, aren’t we great!???
Whatever happened to the Society of Professional Journalists and their cry about the “public’s right to know”?
Let them eat cake, he said. And why not let them make the rules, too? After all, they are disadvantaged…Meanwhile, folks like me will have to go online(safe for now) and rely on foreign media venues. Once again our government is looking out for Corporate interests so they can win the next election.
From Chr. Powell’s responses on C-Spann, 2 questions, Did he imply that the internet does not utilize Public Air Space? and, are demographics available
on the use of the internet by citizens? My impression is he believes all citizens has resources and time to utilize the internet for diverse news, comments, etc.
Good article, what do we do now? Where is the press? We need to protest this!!!!
These changes are payment for services rendered.
Now let"s create a fee structure to have commercial media access fees fully fund- multiple and diverse- community Papers,Radio and T.V. stations.
Public Stations, funded by high airwave fees for commercial media would provide access for honest candidates.
Great story! What can we do to protest this?
Ok. These guys hijacked the white House and reality showed them that the “rabble” hesitated to buy their war. So they need a more powerful propagandaapparatus to stay in power and continue to rule this world by military force. Transnacional corporate facism require totalitarian monopolic control of peoples minds, dreams, values, moral, lust, sex….During the brutal Reagan-Thatcher years I was stationed in Centralamerica as representative for Swedish Save The Children. The wellknown Jesuitpriest/professor in psycology Padre Ignatio Martin Bar
Does anyone know what the biggest news name/show in the US is?
The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly says he independant because he criticizes repubs but he is still pretty conservative. Studies have shown that most people watch pundits who confirm their own beliefs and not those who fight them. So therefore, the 2 or 3 million people who watch “factor” watch because they agree with him. You say that Phil Donahue got canceled becuase he is a liberal, NO, he got canceled because 400,000 people watched his show.
There are more news voices than ever in the history of our country. That’s a fact. Radio, TV and the internet have provided people with infininate amount of sources.
How many watch the News Hour on PBS, Brad? Or 60 minutes? Or Washington Week?
And what qualifies O’Riley’s as a News Program, anyway?
And while we’re at it, What is this mysterious “factor”? Is it Bill’s boorishness and nasty temper? Huh?
The “O’reilly Factor” is the highest rated cable news show, the shows you mentioned are all network shows, so obviously more people watch them. But in terms of cable news, which is continually growing in popularity, fox news is dominant.
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