Senate Opposes Media Ownership Rule

Sadly, too many Americans are ignorant of these new FCC proposals and subsequently fail to understand that diversity of opinion in news coverage is already severely limited. Media ownershiip is already too concentrated, and further relaxation of these regulations can only spell disaster for the public, who it seems, no longer owns the airwaves.

Since Ronald Reagan eviscerated the Fairness Doctrine--the equal opportunity rule that mandated opposing points of view be heard on matters of public concern--

little, if nothing, is aired about most major concerns except what big media institutions want to be heard. How do people think we got into this whole Iraq and economic mess in the first place?? By silencing differing, responsible, and often, more carefully thought out positions on such matters, that's how.

It's no surprise that King George would veto such level-headed and fairminded legislation.

It would be refreshing if in one of these farcical 'debates' a candidate would raise this issue as one that is equally as important to voters as the war and the economy.

Leon Trotsky of FL 7:03PM May 16, 2008