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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:22 PM Original message |
FCC Acting Chairman To Act Boldly On Media Diversity |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Call Obama, and make Copps the FCC chairman. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I wonder what approach the newer faces on the FCC will take on various issues... |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Obama has already appointed Genachowski to be Chair |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Please! |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is not intended to be racial though some may take it that way. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Actually, ownership does dictate content |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Plain and simple, a fraud. |
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Brooklyndodger (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Minorities should own more media outlets |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Ah, yes. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Disagree, but neither of us can know for certain, since only 10% are owned by women and minorities |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. The FCC needs to stop rubber-stamping station purchases |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Personally, I'd like to see more licenses issued to my minority--white liberals. I'd be |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Prithee, why does the skin color (or genitalia) of a liberal station owner matter to you? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. That's a question that cuts both ways, no? nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Not sure what you mean? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. The OP is about gender/racial quotas. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. I was not responding to the OP, though. I was responding to a poster who said that |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The OP is about "diversity" as in skin color and genitalia, not POV. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Again, I was not responding to the OP, but to a specific post on this thread. I understand what the |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-10-09 06:29 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. My goodness, what an idiotic reply! |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Prithee?? Please to define. As Romulox said, you are the one who seems focused on |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. And your basis for that claim is what exactly? And why did you dodge my question? BTW, |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. So, instead of 20 cable channels of rightwing talking heads |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. WHY do women and minorities own less than 10% of the full power radio and TV stations? The govt |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Returning the Fairness Doctrine is a better solution, imho. (nt) |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. No its not. Breaking them up is better. Thats the real problem. Conservatives getting blanket |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. So lots of little RW haters can own them? We need both--the Fairness Doctrine AND |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. The Fairness Doctrine is useless |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Too young to remember it. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. YAWN. Even the Progessive Radio Host say its useless |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. It was far from useless. And that remains true, no matter how many times you repeat that |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Yes, I noticed immediately how incredibly young you look. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Sorry. Wrong spot. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Nonsense. Break them up and the the weathy will STILL own them and the |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. You need both. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. Er, minorities and women can be corporatists too (there is more to "diversity" than skin color |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Exactly. And they can even be RW neo theo corporatists. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. Will one Corporation be allowed to own EVERY radio station in America? |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. Interestingly, I'd be interested in corporate ownership numbers. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
22. It will be difficult to have diversity when there are so few owners. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Yes. And revive the Fairness Doctrine. Please see Post #23. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Good idea if it involves breaking up media monopolies. I'm only dreaming. |
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ShareTheWoods (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-09-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. How on earth do you force minorities to buy radio stations? |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-10-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
44. Race & gender not central issue. Concentration of ownership is. |
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