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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

What Was The Fcc Newsroom 'Survey' Really About?

That is the question that Byron York poses at the Examiner. His explanation:

[T]he FCC’s action may have, in fact, been something different: an attempt — still grossly unconstitutional in its method — to lay a foundation for a new government push to increase minority ownership of the nation’s media outlets.

Byron bases that conclusion on the fact that the driving force behind the FCC’s now-withdrawn newsroom initiative was Mignon Clyburn, daughter of hard-left Congressman James Clyburn, who was appointed to the FCC by Barack Obama. About Ms. Clyburn, York writes:

Mignon Clyburn…has long advocated more minority ownership in the media. But she has often reminded colleagues that to make the case for policies that would increase minority ownership, proponents need more empirical information to support their contention that more diverse ownership would be better than what exists today. For example, if a study showed that the existing media structure is not meeting the “critical information needs” of minorities and women in America, proponents could use it to buttress the case that government should enact policies to make sure more television and radio stations end up in the hands of minorities and women.

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3 comments:

  1. Just more Obama Socialism.

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  2. Minorities = entitlement folks= government dependent = we own you,= print and show what we want, or you starve.

    Get it now?

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  3. Maybe if the minorities would comment here like everyone else can, you know, like you Alfred have the right to, we would be able to talk!


    But, no, you chose to stay out of discussion...

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