{"article":{"id":60108,"heading":"FCC Deregulation: Michael Copps Interviewed By Daniel Sheehan (KPFK, May 26)","author":"ziggy","created":"2003-05-27 21:16:45","modified":"2013-11-11 00:22:44","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:22:44","article":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nKPFK Interview<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>click\r\n    here to download mp3<\/li>\r\n  <li>click\r\n    here to stream mp3<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Under the chairmanship of Michael Powell (son of General Colin Powell) the FCC\r\nis racing towards massive deregulation of media ownership restrictions.&nbsp;\r\nThere are five voting commissioners on the FCC.&nbsp; Two -- Michael Copps and\r\nJonathan Adelstein -- have been holding informal hearings across the country.<\/p>\r\n<p>Chairman Powell has seen to it that the details of the proposed ownership\r\nrestriction changes will not be made available for public review prior to the\r\nvote.&nbsp; Thus far, Chairman Powell has refused to delay the vote in spite of\r\nthe fact that more than 200,000 Americans have sent post cards, email and\r\nletters demanding the commission take more time for a formal period of public\r\nreview and comment -- a process that would be in keeping with FCC\r\ntradition.&nbsp; At least 150 members of Congress have also asked for a vote delay.&nbsp;\r\nOpposition to a rushed vote cuts across partisan lines, including\r\nmedia activists from the left to the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\r\n<p>There are many ways you can make your voice heard.&nbsp; Consumers\r\nUnion, MoveOn and other\r\ngroups have organized petitions.&nbsp; You can also contact the FCC\r\ndirectly.&nbsp; Click here for\r\ncommissioner email addresses, phone numbers and more.&nbsp; While it's easy to\r\nbe cynical and conclude that Chairman Powell will continue to ignore public\r\noutcry for a vote delay, perhaps a rush of complains in the week leading up to\r\nthe June 2nd vote might have an impact.&nbsp; It takes less than two minutes to\r\nwrite a short letter.&nbsp; Take the time.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>West Los Angeles Junior College:&nbsp; Tuesday, May 27th Meeting<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>At 7pm, Daniel\r\nSheehan and others will be holding a meeting on FCC deregulation at West\r\nLos Angeles College.&nbsp; For more information, call (310) 358-6800, extension\r\n#1.&nbsp; Be sure to call that number before attending.&nbsp; Daniel Sheehan\r\nonly mentioned the event at the end of the radio interview and it wasn't clear\r\nexactly where the event will be held.&nbsp; Call for specifics.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>Additional Resources and Information on Media Consolidation<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>FCC hearing in Atlanta last week:&nbsp; Audio,\r\n    organized by speaker<\/li>\r\n  <li>Additional current info from Atlanta\r\n    IMC<\/li>\r\n  <li>Reclaim The Media<\/li>\r\n  <li>Daniel\r\n    Sheehan bio<\/li>\r\n  <li>Michael Copps bio<\/li>\r\n  <li>Picture credit:&nbsp; Michael Powell, the pirate, from Reclaim The Media<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"audio\/mpeg","summary":"FCC's Michael Copps on June 2nd vote; mp3 of interview segment conducted today, on KPFK's &quot;Aware&quot; show;  runtime:  40:07;  9.2 megabytes ","numcomment":3,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2003\/05\/fcc-kpfk-may26.mp3","filesize":"0.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2003\/05\/60108.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":60178,"heading":" love these audio files","article":"hey thanks again, you folk.  Appreciate it mucho. cool","author":"Grateful Scum who is not worthy","parent_id":60108,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-28 12:59:19","modified":"2003-05-28 12:59:19","fileurl":""},{"id":60668,"heading":"bump","article":"bump\r\n\r\n:-)\r\n\r\n:-)","author":"bump","parent_id":60108,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-30 00:27:43","modified":"2003-05-30 00:27:43","fileurl":""}]}