Fwd: Not Too Late To Stop Media Takeovers

Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:47:08 -0700

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> From: TrueMajority <alerts@truemajority.org>
> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003  2:10:34  AM US/Pacific
> To: dfl@stanford.edu
> Subject: Not Too Late To Stop Media Takeovers     SEND 
> ACTION~a10064u333955
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<excerpt><bold>From: </bold>TrueMajority <<alerts@truemajority.org>

<bold>Date: </bold>Tue Jun 17, 2003  2:10:34  AM US/Pacific

<bold>To: </bold>dfl@stanford.edu

<bold>Subject: </bold>Not Too Late To Stop Media Takeovers     SEND
ACTION~a10064u333955

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<TABLE><TR></TR><TR><TD><IMG BORDER=3D0 =
SRC=3D"http://emailimages.ctsg.com/blsp/thankyou_head.gif" WIDTH=3D600 =
HEIGHT=3D81><H2 ALIGN=3Dcenter>FCC Appointees Ignored the Public =
Outcry</H2><H2 ALIGN=3Dcenter>But Congress May Undo the Damage</H2>If you are already a member of TrueMajority, click =
&quot;Reply&quot; and then &quot;Send,&quot; and we'll send a fax (text =
below) to each of your Senators*, urging them not to allow giant media =
corporations to gobble up even more of our radio and television stations =
and newspapers. If this message was forwarded to you or if you'd like to =
edit your letter, click this link and then follow the instructions to =
send your faxes.<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.truemajority.org/ctt.asp?u=3D333955&amp;l=3D15">http://=
www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10030&amp;ms=3DfccS1&amp;ref=3D333=
955</A> A few weeks ago, we asked you to send emails to the five =
commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking them =
not to allow giant media conglomerates to control even more of the =
airwaves and newspapers. Members like you were part of the largest =
public outcry in the history of the FCC with commissioners receiving =
hundreds of thousands of messages opposing the plan. But these political =
appointees voted three to two along party lines to allow the corporate =
giants to control even more of what you see and hear. Members of =
Congress are now considering ways to overturn the FCC's decision. The =
Senate is moving first with a meeting of the Commerce Committee on June =
19 to discuss the problem. We need to encourage every member of the =
Senate to tell members of the committee to put out a strong bill to =
overturn the FCC's vote.Tell your Senators to overturn the FCC's =
bad decision. Just click &quot;Reply&quot; and then &quot;Send.&quot; Or =
click on the link below.<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.truemajority.org/ctt.asp?u=3D333955&amp;l=3D15">http://=
www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10030&amp;ms=3DfccS1&amp;ref=3D333=
955</A>Please forward this to others who agree that journalism is =
the lifeblood of democracy.<TABLE WIDTH=3D100% BORDER=3D0><TR><TD =
WIDTH=3D53%>Sincerely, <IMG BORDER=3D0 =
SRC=3D"http://emailimages.ctsg.com/blsp/ben_signature.gif" WIDTH=3D75 =
HEIGHT=3D58 ALT=3DBen's> Ben Cohen President, =
TrueMajority.org Co-Founder, Ben &amp; Jerry's Ice Cream+</TD><TD WIDTH=3D16%>&nbsp;</TD><TD =
WIDTH=3D31%>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>+ I am writing this email on my own and not on behalf of Ben =
&amp; Jerry's, which is not associated with the TrueMajority =
campaign.Here's the letter we'll send to your =
Senators:Dear Senator: I was very disappointed on =
June 2 when the FCC rolled back rules governing media ownership that =
were meant to increase the opportunities for citizens to get fair and =
balanced information. Although the FCC received hundreds of thousands of =
comments from people objecting to the new rules allowing media =
cross-ownership, the appointees chose to ignore the public in favor of =
media moguls. I am asking you, as my Senator, to support =
legislation offered in the Commerce Committee this week that reverses a =
number of the new FCC rules. I would also like you to support the =
amendment sponsored by Senators Dorgan and Snowe that reinstates =
newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership restrictions. These pieces of =
legislation are a needed first step in ensuring that the airwaves owned =
by the people are used to help the people, not just the corporations =
that use them to broadcast. Sincerely, (We'll put your name =
and address here.) &nbsp; * =
note: A few of our strongest allies in Congress have asked us to send =
emails to them instead of faxes. This makes it easier for them to =
contact you about their position on the issue. We agree that we should =
help our friends in this way, and therefore we send emails instead of =
faxes to these special members of =
Congress. ++++++++++++++++++++++++You=
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