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Hearing on media Consolidation
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 24, 2006 - 8:57am
Last updated: February 25, 2008 - 5:40pm
Last updated: February 25, 2008 - 5:40pm
Oct 27 2006 - 5:00pm - Oct 27 2006 - 11:00pm
FIRST-EVER OAKLAND HEARING ON MEDIA CONSOLIDATION
DATE: Friday, October 27, 2006
PLACE: Downtown Oakland Marriott
1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA
TIME: 5:00PM – Opening Panel
6:30PM – Public Testimony
You asked for it, and you got it! More than 300 people signed a petition from the Youth Media Council and Media Alliance demanding an FCC hearing in Oakland, and the FCC listened.
* 99% of Bay Area newspapers are owned by one company?
* Clear Channel owns the majority of Bay Area radio stations and billboards?
* People of color represent less than 3% of media owners?
Sponsored by Media Alliance, Youth Media Council, Free Press and the NAACP.