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"The striking structural feature of the U.S. media system is
'concentration and conglomeration' – powerful interests have
constructed it so that citizens have not been involved in
the key policy decisions that have shaped it"
Prof. Robert W. McChesney
Rich Media, Poor Democracy – Communication Politics in
Dubious Times University of Illinios Press 1999
"For the first time in U.S. history, the country's most
widespread sources of news, commentary and entertainment are
controlled by only 6 firms, among the largest in the world"
Ben Bagdikian
Former Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley The Media Monopoly • 6th ed., Beacon, Boston 2000
The People Want
to Be Heard!
Media Monopoly is downright
obnoxious & un-democratic!
Grassroots democracy is
busting out all over... take advantage of the links
below to ADD YOUR VOICE.
Urge the immediate reappointment of
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein!
In the next meeting of your church group or citizen
organization, start a letter writing campaign to
President Bush and your congressional
representatives urging the immediate reappointment
of FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein. Go
Ask the FTC to order Fox
News to stop misleading consumers. Act to prevent
Fox News from using the deceptive and misleading
trademark 'Fair and Balanced.'"
Common Cause, MoveOn.org, and others urge you to
Stake Your Claim to the
Airwaves
The FCC is on the verge of
giving billions of dollars' worth of your public
airwaves to large media conglomerates. It's time to
demand something in return.
Make Media The Issue in
'04
Put Media ownership on the
political map this election season. Mediachannel.org
can put you in touch with the Kerry/Bush campaigns
to let them know that Media Matters in '04.
