FCC’s Martin Needs Lesson in Transparency

FCC'S MARTIN NEEDS LESSON IN TRANSPARENCY
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
[Commentary] It may seem early to start writing a bureaucratic obituary for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, given he has at a minimum a year left to serve. But recent weeks have provided fresh evidence that Mr. Martin, while perhaps well-intentioned, still isn't effective in pulling the levers of power in Washington. Mr. Martin needs to slow down and make the operations of the FCC more transparent. If he doesn't adopt better tactics, history is unlikely to treat him well. Chairman Martin should consider holding off on the Dec. 18 media ownership vote until he can assure Congress and his colleagues at the FCC that the process by which the proposal was generated was fair and transparent. While he will still face opposition on policy grounds, he might mute critics who take exception to his tactics.
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