Tick Tock

Back in December, the FCC voted to allow even more media consolidation, opting to ignore massive public opposition.

From freepress.net and stopbigmedia.com:

In a 3-to-2 vote on Dec. 18, [2007] the FCC eliminated the longstanding ban on “newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership,” which prohibits one company from owning a broadcast station and the major daily newspaper in the same market.

In just one week after the FCC vote [in December 2007] more than 200,000 people signed on to an open letter to Congress calling on them to overturn the FCC’s holiday handout to Big Media.

A bipartisan group of 26 senators wrote a letter to the FCC in December vowing to “immediately move legislation that will revoke and nullify the proposed rule” and now is their chance to follow through on that promise.

But we will need to move quickly to contact our Senators:

The bill will expire unless it is passed in 60 legislative days.

So the clock is ticking – we have to act now to protect our communities from a massive new wave of media consolidation.

Take action now or read on to find out more about this important new bill.

There has never been a more important time to take a stand for quality journalism, strong local news, and diverse and independent voices.

Here's some background information if you'd like to learn more about the impact that media consolidation has on the health of a democratic society.