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| US media ownership rules relaxed |
| US regulators are to relax local media ownership rules preventing firms from controlling both a TV channel and a newspaper in its largest cities.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 19-December-2007
2:30:9 AM |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to scrap a 32-year old rule preventing dual ownership of print and broadcast outlets in 20 cities.
In a 3-2 split vote, Republican members said the move "struck a balance" between competition and plurality.
But dissenting Democrats said it would create new loopholes, not close them.
The Republican chairman of the FCC, Kevin Martin, cast the deciding vote.
He called the move a "relatively minimal loosening of the ban", adding it "may help to forestall the erosion in local news coverage".
Political issue
The issue is politically contentious, with groups within both houses of Congress pressing the FCC to delay its judgement and threatening to pass legislation to revoke the decision.
However, the White House has warned it will veto any bill coming out of Congress which waters down the proposed changes.
The decision overturns rules in place since 1975 designed to support diversity of opinion and competition among news suppliers.
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