Hearing in Home of Landmark Media Ownership Case
Posted January 17th, 2007 by Jen Howard
FCC Jonathan S Adelstein and Michael J. Copps will be in Philly tomorrow — the home of the lead petitioner in the landmark Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC case that challenged the FCC’s last attempt to loosen media ownership rules.
Organized by Media Tank, this unofficial hearing is a chance for the public to learn more about media ownership and put their comments on the public record. Joining Commissioners Adelstein and Copps is City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown, as well as a panel of speakers from local media and civic organizations who will address aspects of media ownership, diversity and consolidation. Concetta M. Stewart, Dean of the School of Communications and Theater, will moderate the forum held at Temple University. After the panel discussion, the public will be invited to offer their views on the issue.
The event will be streamed live on the Internet.
Thursday’s community-organized hearing in Philadelphia is being sponsored by Media Tank, Temple University School of Communications and Theater, Penn PIRG, Prometheus Radio Project and the Mid-Atlantic Community Papers Association.
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