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Chris Dodd Comes Out Against Media Consolidation |
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We’ve just received word from campaign staff that Chris Dodd will co-sponsor the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (the one that I have been hammering on all week). The statement from Dodd:
“Diversity in the media is a critical component to maintaining a healthy democracy. I’m very worried that we are moving in a direction where too much power is being held in the hands of too few corporations. The FCC needs to ensure that minority and women-owned media outlets are not reduced further in favor of major conglomerations. A free, vibrant press is at its best when diverse views are represented. I look forward to continuing to work to enact this critically important legislation into law.”
This is a great step forward and we appreciate Senator Dodd’s continued leadership on critical issues. There were already 11 cosponsors, including Democratic leaders such as Obama, Clinton, Biden, Feinstein and Durbin.
Write to your Senators now, asking them to cosponsor S.2332, the Media Ownership Act of 2007.
You can also send comments to the FCC asking the commissioners to oppose Chairmen Martin’s proposed rule change.
This is great news! Join the discussion about the Media Ownership Act of 2007 at the Free Press Action Network: http://freepress.net/actionnetwork/node/228
Thanks for stopping by Ira!
Good for Dodd! I figured he was in support of this bill, but it never hurts to ask and get a statement…