Center for Digital Democracy said it had begun letter- writing ca...
Center for Digital Democracy said it had begun letter- writing campaign in attempt to put an end to FCC efforts that it said “threaten to weaken or end key public interest safeguards” in agency’s current TV and cable ownership…
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restrictions. Center said letters would be sent to President Bush and congressional leaders urging opposition to relaxation of ban on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership and ownership limits on cable MSOs -- both of which currently are under review by FCC. “Critical public interest safeguards designed to promote meaningful diversity or perspectives are likely to be eliminated” under FCC Chmn. Powell, Center Exec. Dir. Jeffrey Chester said: “Without these and other rules, a handful of already powerful media companies will be able to further dominate communications in the U.S… Journalism will be the victim of any new deregulatory policies, weakening that vital institution precisely at the time we need it to provide more information and critical analysis.”