PennPIRG : Attend an FCC public hearing on media consolidation (Feb 23 Harrisburg)

[MH1]

Via email:

Hi ,

Hundreds of you have made comments to the Federal Communications Commission to protest more media consolidation. Now, you have a chance to tell the FCC how you feel in person. The FCC will hold an official public hearing on media ownership on Friday, February 23rd in Harrisburg. Please come to the hearing and testify in opposition to big media getting bigger.

To RSVP, click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://pennpirg.org/PA.asp?id=1276&id4=ES

Then encourage your friends and family to attend by forwarding them this email.


Background:

All five FCC Commissioners are expected to attend this hearing, which is the third formal public hearing on media ownership sponsored by the Commission. The FCC is considering now whether to weaken limits on how many media outlets any one company can own nationwide, as well as within a specific city or town. The more consolidated our media marketplace gets, the less local news is covered, fewer viewpoints are heard, and the harder it is to find independently produced arts and culture.

The hearing will take place on Friday, February 23rd in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Sunoco Theatre at the Whitaker Center for the Performing Arts at 222 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. The FCC could change the location or time of the hearing, so it's important to let PennPIRG know if you'll be attending so we can keep you updated.

To RSVP, click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://pennpirg.org/PA.asp?id=1276&id4=ES

By speaking up, we can show the FCC that the public wants media diversity, not media monopolies.

For more information on media consolidation, visit http://pennpirg.org/PA.asp?id2=25778

Sincerely,

Beth McConnell
PennPIRG State Director
[e-mail]
http://www.PennPIRG.org

P.S. Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to share this e-mail with your family and friends.

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If you would like more folks to see this - maybe out of staters who can attend - might want to give a recommend.

[PreacherCasey]

1. I'll be there. Leaving from Pottstown, have room for one person if interested.