Update. 10.18.06; M1 of Dead Prez
- M1 of dead prez & New York Hip Hop Community organize testimony for FCC Public Hearing to fight Corporate Media takeover.
http://www.hiphopliveshere.com/blog/
'What's on the radio, propoganda, mind control
And turnin' it on is like puttin' on a blindfold
Cuz when you bringin' the real you don't get ro-tation
Unless you take over the station....
A "radio program" ain't a figure of speech
Don't sleep, cuz, you could be a radio freak'
- "Turn off the radio"- dead prez
BLOG Question
Post questions/comments at bottom of post - OR - Respond on the listserv
A) What do YOU think about the status of radio? Do the stations you listen to give you and your communty adequate news and information about local issues and other matters of importance to you? Are they fair, diverse, a reasonable use of the public resource which you own?
B) What do you want to tell the FCC and your elected officials about Media Ownership?. Post your suggestions and solutions based on your own experieces about how this issue has affected you or your community's interests. Send your comment to the FCC before Oct 23 to have the most impact.
Workshop #2 -
Subject: Media Ownership Issues analyzed
and Threats to Independent Internet
Date: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006
Place: Clark Atlanta University 223 James P.Brawley Drive SW
(intersection of Fair Street and Brawley Street)
Atlanta, GA 30314
McPheeters-Dennis Hall, Room 220
Directions to Workshop 2
a) CAU web site map
McPheeters Dennis is building is next to # 6 on schoolmap in link
b) Map Quest Directions
to Clark Atlanta University: 223 James P. Brawley Drive SW Altanta, Ga. 30314
using the interstate highways I-75 to I-20
Going South on I-75 S/I 85 S toward Macon:
- Merge onto I-20 West via Exit 247
- Proceed West on I-20 West to 2nd exit - Lowery Blvd - Exit 55A - West End
- Turn Right onto Lowrey Blvd. go approximately 3 lights to Fair Street. Turn Right
- Proceed Proceed approximately 4 Blocks to intersection of Fair and Brawley.
- See CAU gates to Promande on Right. Drive to end of block turn right into garage.
- PARK. Walk back to CAU gate at Fair and Brawley. Turn Right.
- McPheeters Dennis is 1st Building on Left. Workshop will meet in room 220.
Write the FCC about media ownership consolidation issue-
To File Your Comment with the FCC:
a) You may use the Common Cause (below) to file comments to the FCC about this issue. It has a sample letter and is an easy process.
http://www.commoncause.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=2118613
b) For further information on filing comments or to see comments filed by others see FCC's site directions for filing in the Media Ownership proceeding, MB Docket No. 06-121.
http://www.fcc.gov/ownership/comments.html
Speak up, write up, and share your experience! Let the FCC Commissioners, your elected officials, your media and your friends and associates know how well local TV and radio are(n't) serving your community and what might happen if large national media conglomerates were allowed to own even more local media outlets!
For more background info an key points to inform your Comments see http://www.media-alliance.org
Big Media: How Big Is Too Big?
Five media conglomerates - Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, News Corp. and NBC/GE - control the big four networks (70 % of the primetime television market share), most cable channels, as well as vast holdings in radio, publishing, movie studios, music, Internet and other sectors. OVER TWELVE HUNDRED is the number of radio stations owned today by radio giant Clear Channel in the US. Back in 1996, before the radio industry was deregulated, the largest radio owners controlled fewer than 65 stations. ONE newspaper dominates in more than half of all US markets. Out of 1,500 newspapers in the country, only 281 remain independently owned.
Of all the TV stations in the US:
FEWER THAN 5% are owned by women
FEWER THAN 3% are owned by people of color
FEWER THAN 1% are owned by Latinos
In 2003 the FCC decided to allow Big Media to become even bigger. We stopped them then, but now they're at it again. It's time to make our voices heard!
KEY Points
Media ownership matters! What's Wrong With Big Media?
1) Big Media means less diversity and less local programming. As local stations get bought up by big, national corporations with centralized operations, they become less accountable to our local communities and to the issues that are important to us. We end up with less coverage of community-oriented news, local sports, and local elections. People of color and working class families are either ignored or stereotyped.
2) Big Media means fewer viewpoints. When one company buys multiple media outlets in a single city or town, that corporation gains immense influence over what information a community can access. Big corporations push out other outlets that may offer competing points of view. We are left with less diversity of voices and a narrower range of debate.
3) Big Media means fewer jobs and lower salaries.A recent study of the radio industry showed that the more consolidated markets have fewer radio announcers, news reporters, and broadcast technicians, and they are paid less. Job losses in these professions indicate that fewer local residents make decisions now about what music to play and what stories to report. We need diverse, local ownership of the media. Without ownership limits, giant national corporations buy up local stations and eliminate diverse, local and independent programming in the interest of profits. If the FCC is serious about fostering localism and diversity on the airwaves, it must enact protections against consolidated corporate ownership. Media policies have favored powerful corporations over local communities for too long. For decades, the biggest media companies have had the ear of the FCC and Congress, while the public has been ignored. As the FCC rewrites is ownership rules and Congress debates legislation that will shape the entire media system for years to come, it's time our policymakers listened to the public, not just Big Media lobbyists!
Guidelines for your Public Testimony
- when speaking create a short, succinct statement which summarizes keep your comments to two minutes or less.
- Start by briefly stating who you are: your name and a community you belong to (for example, your neighborhood, your profession, your ethnic group, etc).
- Share one story from your experience and give specific examples wherever you can about how Big Media is affecting you and your community.
- Write out your statement beforehand - you'll be more likely to remember important points, and it will ensure your words are correctly entered into the record.
http://www.hiphopliveshere.com/blog/
'What's on the radio, propoganda, mind control
And turnin' it on is like puttin' on a blindfold
Cuz when you bringin' the real you don't get ro-tation
Unless you take over the station....
A "radio program" ain't a figure of speech
Don't sleep, cuz, you could be a radio freak'
- "Turn off the radio"- dead prez
BLOG Question
Post questions/comments at bottom of post - OR - Respond on the listserv
A) What do YOU think about the status of radio? Do the stations you listen to give you and your communty adequate news and information about local issues and other matters of importance to you? Are they fair, diverse, a reasonable use of the public resource which you own?
B) What do you want to tell the FCC and your elected officials about Media Ownership?. Post your suggestions and solutions based on your own experieces about how this issue has affected you or your community's interests. Send your comment to the FCC before Oct 23 to have the most impact.
Workshop #2 -
Subject: Media Ownership Issues analyzed
and Threats to Independent Internet
Date: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006
Place: Clark Atlanta University 223 James P.Brawley Drive SW
(intersection of Fair Street and Brawley Street)
Atlanta, GA 30314
McPheeters-Dennis Hall, Room 220
Directions to Workshop 2
a) CAU web site map
McPheeters Dennis is building is next to # 6 on schoolmap in link
b) Map Quest Directions
to Clark Atlanta University: 223 James P. Brawley Drive SW Altanta, Ga. 30314
using the interstate highways I-75 to I-20
Going South on I-75 S/I 85 S toward Macon:
- Merge onto I-20 West via Exit 247
- Proceed West on I-20 West to 2nd exit - Lowery Blvd - Exit 55A - West End
- Turn Right onto Lowrey Blvd. go approximately 3 lights to Fair Street. Turn Right
- Proceed Proceed approximately 4 Blocks to intersection of Fair and Brawley.
- See CAU gates to Promande on Right. Drive to end of block turn right into garage.
- PARK. Walk back to CAU gate at Fair and Brawley. Turn Right.
- McPheeters Dennis is 1st Building on Left. Workshop will meet in room 220.
Write the FCC about media ownership consolidation issue-
To File Your Comment with the FCC:
a) You may use the Common Cause (below) to file comments to the FCC about this issue. It has a sample letter and is an easy process.
http://www.commoncause.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=2118613
b) For further information on filing comments or to see comments filed by others see FCC's site directions for filing in the Media Ownership proceeding, MB Docket No. 06-121.
http://www.fcc.gov/ownership/comments.html
Speak up, write up, and share your experience! Let the FCC Commissioners, your elected officials, your media and your friends and associates know how well local TV and radio are(n't) serving your community and what might happen if large national media conglomerates were allowed to own even more local media outlets!
For more background info an key points to inform your Comments see http://www.media-alliance.org
Big Media: How Big Is Too Big?
Five media conglomerates - Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, News Corp. and NBC/GE - control the big four networks (70 % of the primetime television market share), most cable channels, as well as vast holdings in radio, publishing, movie studios, music, Internet and other sectors. OVER TWELVE HUNDRED is the number of radio stations owned today by radio giant Clear Channel in the US. Back in 1996, before the radio industry was deregulated, the largest radio owners controlled fewer than 65 stations. ONE newspaper dominates in more than half of all US markets. Out of 1,500 newspapers in the country, only 281 remain independently owned.
Of all the TV stations in the US:
FEWER THAN 5% are owned by women
FEWER THAN 3% are owned by people of color
FEWER THAN 1% are owned by Latinos
In 2003 the FCC decided to allow Big Media to become even bigger. We stopped them then, but now they're at it again. It's time to make our voices heard!
KEY Points
Media ownership matters! What's Wrong With Big Media?
1) Big Media means less diversity and less local programming. As local stations get bought up by big, national corporations with centralized operations, they become less accountable to our local communities and to the issues that are important to us. We end up with less coverage of community-oriented news, local sports, and local elections. People of color and working class families are either ignored or stereotyped.
2) Big Media means fewer viewpoints. When one company buys multiple media outlets in a single city or town, that corporation gains immense influence over what information a community can access. Big corporations push out other outlets that may offer competing points of view. We are left with less diversity of voices and a narrower range of debate.
3) Big Media means fewer jobs and lower salaries.A recent study of the radio industry showed that the more consolidated markets have fewer radio announcers, news reporters, and broadcast technicians, and they are paid less. Job losses in these professions indicate that fewer local residents make decisions now about what music to play and what stories to report. We need diverse, local ownership of the media. Without ownership limits, giant national corporations buy up local stations and eliminate diverse, local and independent programming in the interest of profits. If the FCC is serious about fostering localism and diversity on the airwaves, it must enact protections against consolidated corporate ownership. Media policies have favored powerful corporations over local communities for too long. For decades, the biggest media companies have had the ear of the FCC and Congress, while the public has been ignored. As the FCC rewrites is ownership rules and Congress debates legislation that will shape the entire media system for years to come, it's time our policymakers listened to the public, not just Big Media lobbyists!
Guidelines for your Public Testimony
- when speaking create a short, succinct statement which summarizes keep your comments to two minutes or less.
- Start by briefly stating who you are: your name and a community you belong to (for example, your neighborhood, your profession, your ethnic group, etc).
- Share one story from your experience and give specific examples wherever you can about how Big Media is affecting you and your community.
- Write out your statement beforehand - you'll be more likely to remember important points, and it will ensure your words are correctly entered into the record.
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