The FCC lets the dogs loose

Monday, June 2nd, 2003 will be potentially the day we look back and say that was the day that we changed the way we watched television, listened to the radio, and read the newspaper. Why June 2nd? Well, simply because this was the day that The Federal Communications Commission ruled in favor 3-2 that there be a “relaxation of media ownership rules”. Basically, the FCC had changed is allowing the major media market owners to become even bigger and control more of the nations viewing and information by one company. As expected, everyone is not happy with the ruling of the FCC.
The ruling allows television networks the freedom to control more of their local affiliates and lets a company own both a newspaper and television station in all markets except in small towns. As we look at the internet and cable television, media companies struggle to keep up with the internet and the quickness of reporting news to the world, as networks are always competing to provide the enterta...