I have to agree with Dan Gillmor, there has not been much in the way of coverage on this. The New York Times has had several wire articles about it (here, here, and here [2007-08-02: wire links are dead, removing them]) but, oddly enough, a search for “FCC” at CNN.com yields nothing on the subject.
The FCC is scheduled to vote on this June 2nd. If you feel strongly about this, contact your Congressperson. MoveOn.org has an excellent tool for doing this, they have even written the letter for you.
via Dan Gillmor’s eJournal
FCC Approves Consolidation
Not much of a surprise, but the FCC has voted in favor on more relaxed regulations of media ownership. Past articles on FCC Deregulation: FCC Loosening Ownership Regulations…