[Peace-discuss] An urgent message from Bob McChesney (fwd)

[Matthew Reichel]

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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:40:32 -0500
From: Bob McChesney <rwmcches at uiuc.edu>
To: rwmcches at uiuc.edu, jsilver at mediareform.net, jnichols at madison.com
Subject: An urgent message from Bob McChesney

The situation in Washington is critical for media ownership. Please read
this, act on it, and pass it on. It is a statement from the group I
started with John Nichols, called Free Press. We have a genuine chance to
make history, and reverse decades of corrupt media policymaking. No time
to waste.

Thanks very much,

Bob

On June 2, big media got even bigger despite overwhelming opposition
from the American public.

Next Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will vote on whether to
rescind this corporate giveaway.

The next two minutes of your time will likely mean the difference
between victory and defeat.

Go to http://www.mediareform.net and tell your friends to do
the same.

Read on for more details.

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With your help, this 'viral' petition campaign will create a massive
wave of petitions to Commerce committee members in both chambers.

The legislation (S.1046) would roll back the broadcast ownership cap
limit, and a crucial amendment is planned that would reverse the rule
allowing cross-ownership of newspapers and TV stations.

Here's what to do:

1) Go to the petition campaign: http://www.mediareform.net/stopthefcc
2) Personalize the message to your Congressional delegation
3) Enter email addresses of friends and colleagues in your state
4) Send your message. It will be printed out and walked to your members
of Congress, and this message will be forwarded to your contacts. Your
friends will not receive spam as a result of this petition.

It's that simple.


For more information on the FCC battle, media reform and how to get
involved, go to http://www.mediareform.net .

You can also go to www.commoncause.org .

Don't have world wide web access? Forward this email to your friends
and colleagues in your state.

June 19 is just the first step in the emerging fight to take the power
back from big media.

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Ben Byrne
Communications Coordinator, Free Press

Support the media reform movement by joining Free Press!
http://www.mediareform.net/support

Robert W. McChesney
www.mediareform.net
Your Man in Urbana
Institute of Communications Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
www.robertmcchesney.com