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Dissenting Statement of Michael Copps on FCC Media Cross-Ownership Ruling
By Michael J. Copps
Today’s decision would make George Orwell proud. We claim to be giving the news industry a shot in the arm—but the real effect is to reduce total newsgathering.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19/dissenting
-statement-of-michael-copps-on-fcc-media-cross-ownership-ruling/

FCC’s New Media Rules Worse Than Advertised
By Free Press
The new media ownership rules are far worse for the public interest — and more favorable to Big Media companies — than anything FCC Chairman Kevin Martin previously revealed to the public.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19
/fccs-new-media-rules-worse-than-advertised/

Gore Vidal On The Democratic Debate Debacle
By Gore Vidal, Truth Dig
If the powers that be at CNN and a certain Iowa news outlet (attention: Des Moines Register) thought that elbowing Kucinich out of the most recent Democratic presidential debate would slip by unnoticed, Gore Vidal is more than ready to disabuse them of that notion.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19
/gore-vidal-on-the-democratic-debate-debacle/

The Mad Corporate World Of Glenn Beck
By Norman Soloman
Beck has become a national phenom with polemics on CNN – urging war on Iran, denouncing “political correctness,” trashing immigrants who don’t speak English, mocking environmentalists as repressive zealots, and generally trying to denigrate progressive outlooks.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19
/the-mad-corporate-world-of-glenn-beck/

Scriptland: Strike Plucks A Political Nerve
By Jay A. Fernandez, LA Times
In this six-week-old strike, the writers and producers have increasingly taken on the surgical rhetoric and hardball strategies of rival political campaigns.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19/
scriptland-strike-plucks-a-political-nerve/

Jose Canseco Made Sportswriters Look Silly
By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch
He scooped them on the biggest sports scandal ever…
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/19/
jose-canseco-made-sportswriters-look-silly/

FCC Votes To Ease Media Ownership Restrictions
By Reuters
The FCC voted to loosen media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some senators to revoke the action.
www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/18/
fcc-votes-to-ease-media-ownership-restrictions/

VIDEO: People & Power: Death of the Dollar – Part 1
Al Jazeera Analyst Max Keiser investigates the ill health and possible demise of the dollar.
Watch Here “ www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/
12/19/people-power-death-of-the-dollar-part-1/

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