Big Loss for Big Media and the FCC: Court Rejects Media Consolidation Push

[kpete]

Source: Huffington Post

It's not every day that you can celebrate a win for the public over big media. But on Thursday a federal appeals court threw out an attempt by the FCC and industry titans to gut media ownership limits.

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit threw out a 2007 FCC rule change that would have allowed a single company to own a daily newspaper and several broadcast stations in one local market.

Such a change could have opened the floodgates to media mergers, leading to further layoffs in newsrooms while leeching diverse perspectives from local media.

The court also upheld the FCC's decision to retain its other local broadcast ownership restrictions, and instructed the agency to better consider how its rules affect broadcast ownership by people of color.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/big-loss-for-big-media-an_b_892394.html

[TomCADem]

1. Notably, the FCC's Republican Appointee Who Passed The Rule

Is now working as a lobbyist for Comcast. From Bush FCC appointee to Big Media lobbyist.

[cstanleytech]

5. There are plenty of things to bash Bush for like torture but

this isnt one of them imo because in all honesty alot of people go from working for the government to the private industry, it does however smell bad.

[TomCADem]

6. Are You Kidding? Meredith Baker Voted To Approve The Comcast-NBC Merger...

...Then almost immediatey was hired to work as a Comcast lobbyist! Coincidence?

[cstanleytech]

7. I'm not arguing that it doesnt smell

I said it does, I just dont think bashing Bush (regardless of how fun it is) is the right place, this is just my opinion however.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. This will stand until it gets to Roberts & Co. on appeal.

[freshwest]

3. Yeah, they will. Otherwise, good news...

[pennylane100]

4. They will probably take it to the supreme court,

so let's hurry up and get rid of that piece of shit Thomas so we can get control of our country again.