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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2019, 02:27 PM Feb 2019

American Media inquired about having to register as foreign agent after publishing glossy magazine

National Enquirer Publisher Asked Justice Department for Advice on Saudi Connection

American Media inquired about having to register as foreign agent after publishing glossy magazine promoting Saudi Arabia and its new crown prince

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More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-enquirer-publisher-asked-justice-department-for-advice-on-saudi-connection-11549908996

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American Media inquired about having to register as foreign agent after publishing glossy magazine (Original Post) MelissaB Feb 2019 OP

Detail in story MelissaB Feb 2019 #1

we need functioning FCC, FTC, etc. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2019 #2

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

1. Detail in story

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Mon Feb 11, 2019, 03:07 PM

Feb 2019

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Hermit-The-Prog

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2. we need functioning FCC, FTC, etc.

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Mon Feb 11, 2019, 03:19 PM

Feb 2019

There has been too much consolidating of media companies into too few hands. This feeds GOPer efforts to create and reward oligarchs, but it does not help to maintain a functioning democracy.

Monopolies and near-monopolies are not good in any market.

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