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Media consolidation

Media consolidation threatens independent voices

The problem: Last year’s Federal Communications Commission hearing at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center underscored the fact that our region is ground zero in the battle for consolidation and cross-ownership by giant media conglomerates. The reason: Media General’s common ownership of The Tampa Tribune and Newschannel 8 is grandfathered against current regs that prohibit such cross-ownership and could prove a model for Wall Street on how to make their media properties more profitable.

What you can do about media consolidation

February 26th, 2008 by Web Editor

A first step: Sign up for daily updates on the battle for a free, independent press at freepress.net, the leading media reform group. Locally, search out alternatives to the mainstream in media â€” ethnic newspapers, local weeklies and magazines, public access television shows â€” and patronize them and their advertisers.

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Track the FCCâ€™s plans to relax further media ownership rules, fcc.gov/ownership

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