Seattle Hearing Is a Charade
On late Friday afternoon, Chairman Kevin Martin announced the last so-called public hearing on media ownership for just one week from today — next Friday in Seattle.
This is another slap in the face to the American public. Chairman Martin’s determination to ignore millions of concerned citizens, Congress and simple fairness is outrageous.
It is now crystal clear that Chairman Martin could care less about what happens to our local media. This whole process has been a charade.
As Commissioners Adelstein and Copps said in a joint statement: “A hearing with only five days notice is no nirvana for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. This smells like mean spirit.”
Congress needs to stop Martin: Send them a message now.
Reclaim the Media has posted the letter Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) sent to Kevin Martin earlier today asking for reasonable public notice before the hearing. Martin gave all of five business days. See the letter here: http://reclaimthemedia.org/legislation_and_regulation/cantwell_inslee_demand_reasona%3D5566
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:59 pmYou can stay abreast of the latest developments and get involved with the organizing efforts on this site:
http://www.stopbigmedia.com/=seattle
and, locally in Seattle with Reclaim the Media:
http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/legislation_and_regulation/fcc_announces_final_media_owne%3D5565
We’ve only got five days to prepare, anything you can do to help promote this event and turn out your fellow citizens will go a long way to giving a voice to the public interest that Chairman Martin is working so hard to silence.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:23 amI say this event is boogies and misleading and 1 more step in process of losing our evey day freedoms
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