NYC to Weigh In on Media Diversity

On Thursday, Federal Communications Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps will attend a town hall meeting in New York City to discuss diversity in the broadcast industry.

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The FCC commissioners will hear from the public and a panel of experts about how television and radio stations serve the needs of people of color. The hearing will also focus on the impact of media consolidation on the communities of color.

There should be a lot to discuss, given the appalling lack of diversity in media ownership.

A study by Free Press has shown how growing media concentration shuts out communities of color. Last month, a number of national and local civil rights leaders spoke out against any rules that would allow further consolidation.

Among the panelists scheduled to testify before the commissioners on Thursday are Betty Ellen Berlamino, vice president/general manager, WPIX-TV; Arlene Davila, professor, New York University; Juan Gonzalez, columnist, Daily News; Mona Mangan , executive director, Writer’s Guild of America East; Mark W. Mason, program director, 1010 WINS-AM; and Anthony Riddle, executive director, Alliance for Community Media.

If you are in New York City, please come out and testify.

If you can’t make the event, tell the FCC to defend media diversity.

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