Congress to Big Media: Not so fast
July 23, 2003 11:08 AM Subscribe
Congress to Big Media: Not so fast Debate in Congress is shifting as grassroots organizers put pressure on to override FCC ownership rule changes. Not that Fox is looking to buy MeFi anytime soon, but still, who wants to repeat what happened in Minot?
S.J.RES.17 and H.AMDT.289, as referenced in the linked article.
posted by MrMoonPie at 11:49 AM on July 23, 2003
posted by MrMoonPie at 11:49 AM on July 23, 2003
URGENT
House votes to block expanded FCC limits on TV station ownership
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to prevent federal
regulators from letting individual broadcast companies own
television stations serving nearly half the national TV market,
ignoring the preferences of its own Republican leaders and a Bush administration veto threat.
posted by CunningLinguist at 12:35 PM on July 23, 2003
House votes to block expanded FCC limits on TV station ownership
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to prevent federal
regulators from letting individual broadcast companies own
television stations serving nearly half the national TV market,
ignoring the preferences of its own Republican leaders and a Bush administration veto threat.
posted by CunningLinguist at 12:35 PM on July 23, 2003
The amended text of the Commerce Appropriations bill, as passed today, is not yet available.
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:48 PM on July 23, 2003
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:48 PM on July 23, 2003
Exactly, CunningLinguist:
Bush Threatens Veto on Congress's Media-Ownership Cap
posted by NortonDC at 1:38 PM on July 23, 2003
Bush Threatens Veto on Congress's Media-Ownership Cap
posted by NortonDC at 1:38 PM on July 23, 2003
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