FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is saying:
"This deal means more media consolidation and fewer independent voices, and it specifically affects the local market in New York City…What's good for shareholders of huge media conglomerates isn't always what's good for the public interest or our civic dialogue...We should immediately conduct a careful factual and legal analysis of the transaction to determine how it implicates specific FCC rules and our overarching statutory obligation to protect the public interest. I hope nobody views this as a slam dunk."
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Saturday, August 4, 2007
The Australian on Murdoch
Labels:
Media Conglomerates,
Media mogul,
media ownership,
Murdoch,
Newspapers
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