IP: More on media mergers

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>From: "Gillmor, Dan" <DGillmor@sjmercury.com>
>To: "'farber@cis.upenn.edu'" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
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>http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/docs/dg060400.htm
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>LAST week, the Federal Communications Commission said it was reconsidering
>regulations that prohibit certain kinds of cross-ownership of media outlets
>in metropolitan areas. There didn't seem to be all that much dissent, except
>from cranky media critics.
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>But the FCC's move was part of a larger movement that should worry you -- if
>you care about being an informed citizen, that is.