DKW 86 7,441 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=333927 Kucinich: Congress To Take On FCC January 15, 2007 Over the weekend, the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Memphis, TN, with a number of notable speakers on hand for the event. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made an surprise appearance at the convention to announce that he would be heading up a new House subcommittee which will focus on issues surrounding the Federal Communications Commission. The Presidential candidate said that the committee would be holding "hearings to push media reform right at the center of Washington.†The Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Government Reform Committee was to be officially announced this week in Washington, D.C., but Kucinich opted to make the news public early. In addition to media ownership, the committee is expected to focus its attention on issues such as net neutrality and major telecommunications mergers. Also in consideration is the "Fairness Doctrine," which required broadcasters to present controversial topics in a fair and honest manner. It was enforced until it was eliminated in 1987. Kucinich said in his speech that "We know the media has become the servant of a very narrow corporate agenda" and added "we are now in a position to move a progressive agenda to where it is visible." FCC Commissioner Michael Copps was also on hand at the conference and took broadcasters to task for their current content, speaking of "too little news, too much baloney passed off as news. Too little quality entertainment, too many people eating bugs on reality TV. Too little local and regional music, too much brain-numbing national play-lists." Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein also spoke at the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,126 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 The Left can't win the debate in an open, free medium, so they're trying to silence that medium - talk radio. How the nut case conspiracy whackos don't latch onto this very real issue only shows they're completely out of touch with reality. How narrow was the news media ownership back in the 60's, 70's ? What's really scary is that the FCC's commissioner is now talking about what we 'ought' to watch, instead of giving people the freedom to watch what they want. Granted, he might be right about the poor level of programing,but it sets an ominous tone when Kucinich is involved w/ making things 'fair' again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,441 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 You cant show big pretty pictures on radio, therefore liberal radio is bound to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,126 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 You cant show big pretty pictures on radio, therefore liberal radio is bound to fail. You also can't show perky, cute anchorettes who approvingly crinkles her nose and smiles when interviewing someone they like. Radio is theatre for the mind, and when you don't have much of a mind to start with...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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