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The FCC's Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule: An Analysis
The FCC's NewspaperBroadcast CrossOwnership Rule An Analysis
Author: Douglas Gomery
In 1975, the Federal Communications Commission initiated the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule, which barred a single company from owning a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same market. With intense pressure from media conglomerates, the FCC is now considering a revision or elimination of the cross-ownership ban. EPI?s study, ...  more », explains how the telecommunications marketplace has become even more concentrated in the last 25 years, making the FCC rule more important than ever for encouraging a diversity of voices and hence a more vibrant democracy.
ISBN-13: 9780944826997
ISBN-10: 0944826997
Publication Date: 3/1/2002
Pages: 20
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Publisher: Economic Policy Inst
Book Type: Paperback
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