Kevin Gosztola: FCC Plan to Gut Media Ownership Rules Would Benefit Rupert Murdoch
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski would like the FCC to vote on a plan to gut media ownership rules. If approved, News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch, who has been considering buying more media, would benefit. The proposal would also allow for more media consolidation. Using innocuous [i.e. bullshit-ery] language to describe a proposal that should raise alarm, Genachowski stated yesterday that he wanted the FCC to “streamline and modernize media ownership rules.” This would include “eliminating outdated prohibitions on newspaper-radio and TV-radio cross-ownership” .. [and] make it possible for Murdoch to purchase the Chicago Tribune or Los Angeles Times, which he has expressed interest in doing
bitter pill #2 (#1 is Keystone Pipeline soon to be green-lighted) – mab .. read more
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