Big Loss for Big Media and the FCC: Court Rejects Media Consolidation Push

[Derechos]

It's not every day that you can celebrate a win for the public over big media. But on Thursday a federal appeals court threw out an attempt by the FCC and industry titans to gut media ownership limits.

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit threw out a 2007 FCC rule change that would have allowed a single company to own a daily newspaper and several broadcast stations in one local market.

Such a change could have opened the floodgates to media mergers, leading to further layoffs in newsrooms while leeching diverse perspectives from local media.

The court also upheld the FCC's decision to retain its other local broadcast ownership restrictions, and instructed the agency to better consider how its rules affect broadcast ownership by people of color.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/big-loss-for-big-media-an_b_892394.html

[elleng]

1. Good news news!

But it will almost certainly go up to Supremes.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Finally, some rollback of Bu**sh** policies! nt

[cascadiance]

3. Take that corporatists!

You can buy the FCC off, but that didn't complete your "deal" now did it! Ultimately the people will make you pay for your corruption of our government!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. That's something amid the constant storm of feces we're constantly under. nt

[MilesColtrane]

5. The two Clinton appointees concurred.

The Reagan appointee concurred in part and dissented in part.

This demonstrates why it is important to elect Democrats.