[Pacg] Action Alert: Stop Media Concentration!

[Carolina 1961]

People across the country are building a wall to stop the FCC's plan to let
Big Media swallow up more local stations.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin refuses to listen to the public, but Congress is
starting to pay attention. This week, the House announced a formal
investigation into the way the FCC conducts business. And yesterday, during
a House oversight hearing, Congress scolded the FCC for a "short-circuited
decision-making process" and "abuse of power."

Our campaign is gaining momentum, but we need you to join us in our stand
against Big Media.

*Stop FCC Chairman Martin & Big
Media*<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/tyownership/i7xukidrp6ibd85?>

In response to a growing public outcry, the Senate Commerce Committee this
week passed the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S. 2332). This crucial
legislation would force Martin to slow down, give the public more time to
comment, and address the negative impact of media consolidation on minority
and female ownership.

Senators Durbin and Obama are already a co-sponsors. Thank your senators
being leaders on this important effort.

*Thank Your Senators for Co-Sponsoring the Media Ownership
Act*<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/tyownership/i7xukidrp6ibd85?>

Chairman Martin hopes you aren't paying attention. He wants to vote on his
proposal to let Big Media get even bigger on Dec. 18. If you think we need
more local, diverse, and democratic media, now is the time to act.

Congress is taking action, but we need to show that this isn't just another
inside-the-Beltway issue. Too much is at stake, and they need to see the
faces of the millions of Americans who are fed up with another massive
giveaway to Big Media.

*Build the Wall: Ask Your Senators to Co-sponsor the Media Ownership
Act *<http://action.freepress.net/ct/Ydw9Ta71BaZp/>

In 2003, nearly 3 million citizens like you stood up to the FCC and put a
stop to media consolidation. We can do it again. But we need to put a public
face on the resistance to media consolidation.

Write Your Senators. Add Your Picture to the Wall. Stop Big Media.

Onward,


Alexandra Russell
Program Director
Free Press
www.freepress.net <http://action.freepress.net/ct/Y7w9Ta71BaZP/>
www.stopbigmedia.com <http://action.freepress.net/ct/Ypw9Ta71BaZQ/>
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