News Media Matters
posted by on November 9 at 13:36 PM
Before you go to tonight’s FCC hearing at Town Hall—4pm-11pm, 1119 Eighth Avenue—to speak truth to power, drop science, and make it plain about FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s ill-considered proposal to lift prohibitions against cross ownership in the media—check out Reclaim the Media’s primer on the issues.
Martin gave little notice for the meeting (it was announced last week). Don’t let his attempt to short circuit turn out work. See you after work.
UPDATE: Governor Gregoire is testifying at 4:15. The Governor? Man, the last time I went to one of these FCC hearings it was mostly just a bunch of activists—one dressed up in a cardboard TV box. Sounds like tonight’s going to be a deal.
Am I mistaken or is this the FIRST announcement of the FCC hearing on Slog?
For more prep, you can download Hollow Earth Radio/Reclaim the Media's FCC public hearing workshop from last night here: http://www.hollowearthradio.com/main/2007/11/09/podcast-now-available-from-last-nights-fcc-public-hearing-workshop/
Don't mess with the cardboard, man.
Yes Doug, you are mistaken, announced it last week:
http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/media_consolidation_hearings_next_friday
It's also in this week's paper:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=433714
Yeah, last time I tried to go to city hall for a public hearing I was locked out.
Of course, it was just a police accountability hearing and nobody else in Seattle seems to give two shits about that besides me.
Um, packrat, the FCC hearing is at Town Hall.
If you go to City Hall looking for this, you probably will be locked out - again.
Hey, there's live coverage at http://www.kpfa.org/
Sheesh, how many halls does Seattle really need?
Thanks for the info, comte.. I woulda looked silly standing around in a cardboard box.
Um, well, maybe not.
do the 70, 71, 72, 73 go by there? i don't go downtown much.
@ 9:
you can walk there from the bus tunnel -go east up spring or seneca to 9th or something. if you get to virginia mason, go back west.
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