May 15 protest at the FCC's Open Meeting

Last chance to stop the media giveaway!

While Secretary of State Colin Powell led the U.S. invasion against Iraq, his son, Michael Powell, head of the FCC, ramped up an attack on federal media regulations that could give the corporate media even more power than it already has. We have already seen the effects of the 1996 media deregulation: five television companies—General Electric (MSNBC and NBC), News Corp (Fox), Disney (ABC), AOL-Time Warner (CNN), and Viacom (CBS)—have a stranglehold on what information the public gets to know, and corporate radio behemoths like Clear Channel Communications devour local radio stations and replace them with McRadio. For anyone who paid even the slightest attention to the war coverage on Iraq, it is clear that these companies are not interested in a diversity of opinion nor the truth. If Powell has his way, the situation will get even worse; there will be nothing standing in the way of media companies' drive for profits at the expense of our democracy.

TAKE ACTION-SHOW UP FOR THE LAST FCC MEETING BEFORE THEY CHANGE THE MEDIA REGULATIONS!

Calling activists of all stripes: this is our last chance to say no to the Bush Administration's push to give free reign to the corporate media. This is our chance to speak out against media that puts corporate profit ahead of journalism and truth-telling. It is an open meeting where we can voice our opposition freely and publicly, so don't miss it! Don't forget to bring signs!