EVENT: PHILADELPHIA MEDIA OWNERSHIP FORUM

FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps will participate in another public forum

on media ownership deregulation next week in Philadelphia. The event will be

held Wednesday, May 7 at 7pm at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg

School for Communication. Local speakers will include representatives from

Clear Channel Communications, the Communications Workers of America and the

Philadelphia Inquirer. Time will be allowed for public comment as well.

Other FCC commissioners have been invited but have not yet confirmed. The

event is sponsored by a coalition of local universities, associations and

media outlets.

[SOURCE: Mediatank.org]

http://mediatank.org/events.html

Hello,

Those of you who "tuned in" last night to the Annenberg

sponsored FCC forum were "treated" to many voices -- almost

all expressing concerns about 800 pound gorillas in

our media communications midst.

Larry Gross, a faculty member of the Annenberg School, began

the forum by speaking about how the FCC decision to be

made on June 2nd is probably the most important decision

about media and communications "of the decade" and perhaps

"of the history of communications."

A colleague forwarded the following ... here is one way

to respond to the FCC:

[one may also file a public comment at:

http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1006400938%7C02-277%7CBroadcast+O

wnership&Send=Continue

(if e-mail splits this address, rejoin)

for further commentary information, see:

http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload/