[Peace-discuss] Fwd: McChesney-Nichols on How We Can Stop Monopoly Media

[Alfred Kagan]

FYI and action.

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>To: Al Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
>From: Bob McChesney <rwmcches at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: McChesney-Nichols on How We Can Stop Monopoly Media
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>Al--
>
>I have a favor to ask of you. Below you will find copy for a massive 
>telephone campaign that Free Press, the group I started with John 
>Nichols, is launching this week along with several other groups. The 
>chances for overturning the dreadful FCC media ownership decision of 
>June 2 are actually quite good -- what we need to do is overwhelm 
>members of Congress with public input. We are convinced telephone 
>calls are  the way to go, because one telephone call from a 
>constituent equals scores of emails or e-petitions in impact. To 
>that end we have worked up a one-click program that allows a person 
>to type in their zip code and get all the information they need to 
>phone the relevant people in just one minute or two. (Check it out 
>below. You will see what I mean.)
>
>The favor is this: would you please send the following message to 
>everyone on your list and/or to people you know who have extensive 
>email lists. Feel free to edit the copy if you wish. It would be 
>ideal if you could send this out Monday or Tuesday.
>
>Thanks very much. We actually have a very good chance of overturning 
>decades of corrupt media policy making in this country and launching 
>a movement for a truly democratic media system. A victory here and 
>now will be of immeasurable value.
>
>Bob
>
>A message from Robert McChesney and John Nichols:
>
>Big media is getting bigger and our democracy is at stake.
>
>As you know, a month ago the FCC dramatically relaxed media ownership
>regulations, suffocating the cornerstone of American democracy: a free,
>fair, and open public debate.
>
>Because one million Americans raised their voices against the FCC decision,
>the Senate Commerce Committee recently sent a bill to the Senate floor for
>a vote that would roll back many of the rules. Today the challenge is to
>get that bill to the floor of the Senate and House for a vote.
>
>Take 3 Minutes to Stop Media Monopoly: Phone It In.
>
>Call your Congressional representatives and demand that they support the
>rollback.  One phone call from a constituent is more effective than scores
>of email petitions.
>
>Go to www.mediareform.net/stopthefcc and follow the easy steps or read on
>for more information.
>
>(Don't worry, you don't need to know your Senators' or Representative's
>names, only your zipcode.)
>
>"Roll Back the FCC" legislation now has 38 supporters in the Senate (out of
>100). We need 51 for passage.
>
>The House bills have the overlapping support of 65 cosponsors on HR 2462 and
>146 on HR 2052.  We need 216 for passage.
>
>The www.mediareform.net/stopthefcc website will tell you if your members of
>Congress are currently supporting rolling back the FCC. If they are
>supportive co-sponsors, then thank them for their support and ask that they
>keep the bill alive. If they not a co-sponsor, ask them to become one.
>(suggested script provided online)
>
>Want to learn more about this issue and media reform? Go to our new
>organization called Free Press at www.mediareform.net.
>
>Join Free Press.
>Call Congress.
>
>For our media, for our Democracy.
>
>Please send this email along to anyone else you think might be interested in
>having a healthy democratic media system.
>
>
>Robert McChesney & John Nichols
>Free Press
>MediaReform.Network


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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801, USA

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fax. 217-333-2214
e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu
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