BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!

Subject: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: Amos
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 03:44 PM

> Subject: An FCC Victory in the House
>
>
> Dear MoveOn member,
>
> This isn't an email asking you to sign a petition or give money.
>
> It's simply a celebration of a victory.
>
> 75 television executives from network affiliates descended on Capitol
> Hill yesterday to prevent the House appropriations committee from
> voting for a partial rollback of the FCC rule changes.
>
> Because of you and thousands of others, Congress did something
> unprecedented yesterday. Republican committee member Frank Wolf urged
> his colleagues to vote their conscience, and stand up to the
> lobbyists. And they did just that, delivering a 40-25 vote against big
> media.
>
> Conservative columnist William Safire wrote in today's New York Times:
> "Here is what made this happen: Take the force of right-wingers
> upholding community standards who are determined to defend local
> control of the public airwaves; combine that with the force of lefties
> eager to maintain diversity of opinion in local media; add in the
> independent voters' mistrust of media manipulation; then let all these
> people have access to their representatives by e-mail and fax, and
> voilà! Congress awakens to slap down the power grab." (URL below)
>
> The rollback still has a long way to go, but this is another big step
> in our march to reverse the FCC and create a more diverse, independent
> and skeptical media.
>
> Your active participation is working. Congress is listening. There
> will be more work in the weeks and months ahead. Stay tuned and stay
> involved. For more information on media reform efforts, go to
> http://www.mediareform.net or http://www.commoncause.org.
>
> Sincerely,
> --Eli Pariser
>   MoveOn.org
>   July 17th, 2003

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 03:49 PM

Amos - any details that you know regarding how MUCH or a rollback?

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: Alba
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 04:55 PM

FCC Rollback
I got this from Google MMario.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Amos.
:>)

Oh Amos I have been signing out with an A and I noticed that you already do this, Sorry bout that:>)

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 06:04 PM

faneffingtastic!

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: michaelr
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 07:02 PM

This is great news, and a very encouraging sign of a grassroots movement (MoveOn.org) succeeding in influencing the policy makers in DC.

There is hope yet!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: Don Firth
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 10:04 PM

Hot Dawgies! Still possible to win one now and then!

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: Amos
Date: 17 Jul 03 - 10:14 PM

Alba:

I am sure there is room enough at the front of the alphabet for both of us!! :>)


A

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 03 - 01:26 AM

ConCATulations!

Subject: RE: BS: Small Important Victory : Diverse Media!
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 03 - 10:36 AM

Actually, as much as I wanted to see Congress change the June 2nd FCC ruling by passing a law regarding limits, this isn't really the good news it appears to be on the surface. The Republicans have used this vote to cover their asses, and their strategy is to see this amendment thrown out in the House/Senate conference committee. It isn't their intention to change the letter or spirit of the FCC ruling one iota. This was a tactical vote, which gives them cover in election season.

See this article, from Editor and Publisher:

GOP Hopes to Block FCC Rollback

I'm all for celebrating the little victories, but first, I want to be sure what I'm celebrating IS a victory. This vote, despite being trumpeted as such, isn't any such thing.