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sasha031

(6,700 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:28 PM Dec 2012

Petition at link, plz sign No More Media for Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch — the guy who’s under investigation in England for phone hacking, influence peddling and bribery — wants to get his mitts on the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune1,2. These are the major papers in the nation's second- and third-largest cities (where, incidentally, Murdoch already owns TV stations).

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is trying to change the agency’s ownership rules to pave the way for Murdoch to get exactly what he wants. Worse, Genachowski and Murdoch are keeping this all very hush-hush, hoping you won't notice.

http://act.freepress.net/sign/murdoch_powergrab/?source=website_node_feature
Petition at link, plz sign

more here from Bill Moyers
Stop the FCC from Changing Media-Ownership Rules
The Initiative: Tell the Federal Communications Commission you’re concerned about relaxing the rules that limit the number of newspapers and major television and radio stations a corporation may own in the same city.

http://billmoyers.com/content/stop-the-fcc-from-changing-media-ownership-rules/

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Petition at link, plz sign No More Media for Murdoch (Original Post) sasha031 Dec 2012 OP
Signed .. karmaqueen Dec 2012 #1
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