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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 »The FCC?s Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule, 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.« less