FCC Media Ownership Order Makes No Diversity Progress, Henderson Says
The FCC media ownership order​ “makes no progress on media diversity,” said Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights President Wade Henderson in a statement Thursday. The order has been voted but not released by the commission (see 1608110058). “While…
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it holds the line on media consolidation in many respects, the FCC has set forth no research agenda or policies proven to increase the diversity of ownership in broadcasting,” Henderson said. A lack of diversity in media ownership is responsible for media exaggeration of “black criminality, unemployment and poverty,” the release said. “The stakes are high for communities of color and women and we urge the FCC to finally put diversity at the top of its agenda,” Henderson said.