[Peace] FCC Chairman AWOL -- again

[Robert McChesney]

Dear Friend,

FCC Chairman Michael Powell just announced that he's blowing off yet another of his own public hearings on how well (or poorly) media are serving citizens. Powell called for these hearings to provide political cover after his disastrous attempt to let huge media corporations get even bigger, a move that was rejected by millions of Americans, Congress, and the Courts.

Hours before Powell's last hearing in South Dakota he announced a sudden "scheduling conflict" -- dinner at the White House. Now he's skipping out on today's hearing in Monterey, CA. Funny -- he had plenty of time last week to enjoy several industry gatherings in nearby Menlo Park and San Francisco.

So who is Powell listening to -- big business or you?

We need you to join FCC Commissioners Adelstein and Copps, thousands of citizens, labor unions and members of Congress in calling for official hearings across the country that all FCC Commissioners must attend.

Demand an FCC hearing in your state now at www.freepress.net/rules .

Send this to your friends, your colleagues, everyone you know who wants local, diverse, and skeptical media.

Why is Chairman Powell avoiding the public? In January in San Antonio, Texas, a rowdy crowd of hundreds taught Powell a very vocal lesson about public interest media policy -- for nearly 7 hours.  Isn't it time the people in your state had an opportunity to give Powell their own demonstration of deliberative democracy?

Demand a hearing in your state: go to www.freepress.net/rules .

Thanks,

Robert W. McChesney
Founder, Free Press
www.freepress.net

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