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The FCC held its sixth and final official public hearing on media ownership issues in Seattle, Washington on Nov 9.
An archive of the video stream of the event will be available here by Monday, Nov 12.
For more information on the hearing visit Reclaim the Media: http://www.reclaimthemedia.org
The hearing featured panel presentations with opportunities for public comment afterwards. Here is a list of the panelists. You can view the full agenda here >>.
Agenda and list of speakers:(All Times PST)
4:00 p.m. - Welcome/Opening Remarks
4:30 p.m. - Panel Discussion 1: Perspectives on Media Ownership
Mark Allen, President & CEO, Washington State Association of Broadcasters
Frank Blethen, Publisher/CEO, Seattle Times
John Carlson, Radio Talk Show Host, KVI-AM
Erubiel Valladares-Carranzo II, Technical Engineer, KPCN-LP 96.3 FM Radio Movimiento "La Voz del Pueblo"
Bernie Foster, Publisher, The Portland Skanner, The Seattle Skanner
Ray Heacox, General Manager, King Broadcasting Seattle
Elizabeth Blanks Hindman, Associate Professor, Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University
Diana Kramer, Vice President and General Manager, Puget Sound Publishing Company
Pamela S. Pearson, Vice President/General Manager, KCPQ/KMYQ-TV, Tribune Broadcasting Company
Jon Rand, General Manager, KAYU TV, Spokane, KCYU TV, Yakima, KFFX TV, Tri-Cities
Cheryl A. Salomone, Vice President and Market Manager, New Northwest Broadcasters -- Tri Cities, WA
5:30 p.m. - Public Comments
8:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion 2: Perspectives on Media Ownership
Abby Dylan, National Board Member, Screen Actors Guild Seattle
Bruce Fife, President, American Federation of Musicians, Local 99
Christina Romano Glaubke, Director, Children and the Media Program, Children Now
Joseph Orozco, Station Manager, KIDE 91.3 FM
Michelle Santosuosso, Former Vice President of Artist and Label Relations, Napster, Inc.
9:00 p.m. - Public Comments
11:00 p.m. - Wrap-Up/Adjournment
Martin has promised to "hold public hearings in diverse locations around the country to fully involve the American people" in the FCC's review of media ownership rules.
Read the FCC's announcement here.
Read the statement released by Commissioners Copps and Adelstein here.
At other public hearings, in Chicago, Tampa, Portland, Harrisburg, Nashville, and Los Angeles, thousands of concerned citizens overwhelming expressed their opposition to any rule changes that would let Big Media companies swallow up more local outlets.
The marriage of Comcast and NBC is bad news for consumers. But Washington and Wall Street have already bought into the idea that it's a done deal. That's why Americans need to speak out now and stop the mega-merger!
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