ACLU Asks Senate to Block FCC Media Ownership Change

By John Eggerton
Broadcasting & Cable

The American Civil Liberties Union wants to see the Federal Communications Commission's recent media ownership rule change overturned. In a letter to the heads of the Senate Commerce Committee -- which is holding a hearing Wednesday on a resolution to overturn that decision -- the ACLU said it was all for it.

"While S. J. Res. 28 will only return us to the pre-December rules, it at least prevents further consolidation, further erosion of minority ownership and diversity and further narrowing of the spectrum of opinions expressed in the media," ACLU director Caroline Frederickson wrote. "We urge you to support S. J. Res 28."

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