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The FCC approved new rules that will unleash a flood of media consolidation across America. The new rules will further consolidate local media markets -- taking away independent voices in cities already woefully short on local news and investigative journalism.
Americans lose when massive corporations like News Corp, Viacom and Time Warner seize control of their local media.

These companies plan to combine local broadcasting with print, cable and telecommunications outlets to create conglomerates with unprecedented power over what we see, hear and read.

ongress has the power to throw out these rules -- and if 100,000 people demand it, they'll have to listen. Sign the open letter to Congress urging them to stop the FCC and stand with the public interest.
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YOU STOPPED BIG MEDIA IN THE SENATE: ON TO THE HOUSE!
Join our day of action at noon on August 27th with petition deliveries to Congressional Offices all across the country!
We need to get 100 lawmakers on the record supporting media reform in 100 days, and we need your help!
Just weeks ago, thanks to you, the Senate passed a critical bill to stop the FCC from letting Big Media get even bigger.
Weâ€™re launching a â€œ100 Cosponsors in 100 Daysâ€ drive. Itâ€™s an all-out effort to persuade 100 House members to sign-on to the Resolution of Disapproval, H.J. Res. 79.
These meetings on August 27th will be an exciting opportunity to sit down with your member of Congress and make your voice heard. And the best part is how easy it can be. These local meetings will allow your member of Congress to hear in person how families, small businesses and organizations in your community are hurt by media consolidation. Your representative needs to hear from people like you before they return to Washington this fall.
Be sure to sign the petition and look for meetings in your area. If there are no events planned for your member of Congress, donâ€™t let that stop you. It is easy to contact your local policymakerâ€™s office and set up a meeting with your representative or their staff.
Help Us Get 100 Reps to Stop Big Media!
Help Us Build the Momentum
Check to see if there is an event going on in your community, or sign up to start one.

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FREE PRESS AWARDS 2008 MEDIA HALL OF SHAME:If we could, weâ€™d stick their photos up in a national â€œNauseam.â€ Theyâ€™re the media corporations, CEOs and politicians who top this yearâ€™s â€œMedia Hall of Shame,â€ and their antics over the past year make us sick.We unveiled the top contenders of the Hall of Shame on June 7 in Minneapolis during the National Conference for Media Reform.Media giants Viacom, AT&T, Comcast and Verizon elbowed each other for the top spot as Worst Corporation. It was difficult to choose, considering each company was the best of the worst America has to offer in media, democracy and our right to free speech. Watch the video and find out who took the prize:But our Hall of Shame doesnâ€™t end there. This year we handed out an award for the worst Shill or Astrotruf -- organizations and individuals that will say or do anything for money. From a Telecom-funded organization masquerading as a citizenâ€™s group to Telecom-funded politicians who bad-mouth Net Neutrality, we had our work cut out for us deciding the winner of this category. Watch the video to see who we chose:And finally we passed out a medal for the â€œWorst of the Worstâ€ people who threaten our press and democracy. There are so many rotten apples, we could have just spun a wheel to determine this winner. But then again, we think we really did pick the worst of them all. Watch the video to find out:

My Blog

Petition Drive for Media Reform

What do a small-business owner and mother, a 61-year-old gay rights activist, an illustrator, and a retired Air Force officer have in common? They all want to stop media consolidation in their communi...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:07:00 PST

International News Nowhere to Be Found

When supermodel and "celeb du jour" Anna Nicole Smith died, every news network pounced. Not only did coverage of her death become the leading U.S. news story for days, it also eclipsed news coverage o...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:00 PST

Journalists Must Speak Up

One of the highlights of the fourth annual UNITY: Journalists of Color convention last month in Chicago should have been the appearance of Sen. Barack Obama at perhaps the largest gathering of journal...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:56:00 PST

CNN Goes Local

You know that age-old adage, "no news is good news." Well in the case of CNN, I will have to disagree. Instead I would say one journalist is better than no journalists, making the new adage, "One jour...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:40:00 PST

Congress Relaxes, But We Press On

This week Congress packed up their Bermuda shorts and suntan lotion and headed home for summer vacation. But just because our lawmakers are taking a break doesn't mean we are. We're spending the "lazy...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:55:00 PST

Summertime, And Lobbying Congress is Vital

Ah, summertime, when the days are long and the possibilities are endless. But are you already tiring of the BBQs and the sunsets? Don't fret. Here's a list of the top five things you should do this su...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:50:00 PST

A Wake-Up Call for Local Media

There is nothing new about criticism of local television news. It's been a target for ages because of its almost exclusive focus on viewer ratings, resulting in an emphasis on soft issues, expensive t...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:23:00 PST

FCC Ignores Lack of Local TV Coverage

Broadcasters can rest easy and not worry about covering local elections in Chicago and Milwaukee thanks to an FCC decision released last week. Two public interest groups, Chicago Media Action (CMA) an...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:51:00 PST

100 Days to Stop Big Media

Thanks to you, last month the Senate passed a critical bill that is the first step to stopping the FCC from letting Big Media get even bigger. Now the House must do the same. This week we're laun...
Posted by Stop Big Media on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:00 PST