A-Ownership, governance & management
Free Press, the media-reform lobby group, orchestrated another of a series of hearings on Sept. 7, 2006, in collaboration with two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. A report at the website BizTimes said over 300 people attended at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, mostly of them speaking out against media consolidation. (EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT) / Janesville [Wis.] Gazette editoral supporting cross-ownership. The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it will conduct an official public hearing in Los Angeles on media ownership issues on Oct. 3. (AP via San Jose Mercury News)
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