Angels of Public Interest Descend on the FCC!

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Pre-Protest Background Information:

Audio

Bob McChesney on FCC & the Courts (requires real one/real player) - CounterSpin - March 1 - 8, 2002

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Analysis and Further information

More info on this event from the Media Tank web site.

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Media Ownership Chart from Media Channel

Background Articles

Big Media, Little Media - The Nation - March 18, 2002

Be a Billionaire for More Media Mergers - support the FCC on 3/22! - NYC Billionaires for Bush & Bloomberg March 6, 2002

Who Will Tame the Media Monster - Alternet.org & Hartford Advocate, Feb 28, 2002

Media "Angels" to Descend on FCC - Alternet.org - Feb 28, 2002

Only One Source for News Hurts All - CommonDreams.org & Madison Capital Times, Feb 26, 2002

Media Giants Have a Pal at the FCC - CommonDreams.org & Newsday, Jan 25, 2001

Background Articles from Mainstream & Business Press

D.C. Tells Media Titans: Just Deal - Fortune - March 18, 2002 issue

FCC shields cable Internet firms - MSNBC.com - March 14, 2002

High-speed ISPs to see less regulation - News.com - March 14, 2002

The FCC's Powell on Broadband Rules - Business Week, Feb 22, 2002

Appellate Court Eases Limitations for Media Giants - NY Times, Feb 20, 2002

Let The Mergers Begin - Forbes - Feb 20, 2002

FCC chief Powell believes in free market - USA Today, Feb 2, 2002