There are not going to be a lot of opportunities to challenge consolidation of media ownership, and one is happening tomorrow. I'll be there with a bunch of folks from WXDU (Duke community radio www.wxdu.org).
If any CPs will be in town drop me a note and we'll go out for a burrito or something afterwards. Note, there's a public comment form URL below you can use to submit comments on media consolidation and other themes. Also note the Webcast URL. One of the big media owners locally (Curtis Media) will be on hand and reportedly is *against* relaxing consolidation laws. -- Greg Forwarded message: > From: "Kurt MELETZKE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FCC Public Hearing at Duke Law School - March 31, 2003 > > I wanted to update you regarding the FCC Public Hearing coming up a week > from Monday at Duke Law School. > > Location: Room 3043, Duke Law School (capacity 140 people) > > Overflow room: Room 2036, Blue Lounge > > Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 > > Time: 12:30 p.m. > > Live Webcast will be available at: http://www.law.duke.edu/webcast/ > > Parking: Washington Duke Inn (2 blocks from Duke Law School). > The hotel has graciously donated a portion of their lot for FCC hearing > participants. Please park on the far left side of the parking lot away > from the entrance to the hotel. Directions to the Washington Duke Inn > can be found at: http://www.washingtondukeinn.com/contact.html > > > Confirmed VIP attendees include: > > FCC Commissioner Michael Copps > FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein > US Congressman Richard Burr (R) > US Congressman David E. Price (D) > > > Panel Topics are as follows: > > 1. Localism and Community Standards > 2. Localism and News > 3. Minority Ownership and Diversity > > The panels will include 3-4 industry spokespersons including local > individuals Hank Price, General Manger WXII-TV and Jim Goodmon, Owner of > Capital Broadcasting (WRAL-TV). The panels are still being finalized as > of Friday. Check http://www.fcc.gov for updates. > > > Each panel will be approximately 45 minutes in length and will be > followed by 15 minutes of public questions. To better insure that > participant comments become part of the FCC public record I am going > have computers available near the Blue Lounge (2nd floor student > lounge) overflow area with access to the following site: > > http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1006400938%7C02-277%7CBroadcast+Ownership&Send=Continue > > or > > http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload/ > > These links are the electronic public comment collecting system for the > FCC. All comments are reviewed by FCC staff. > > I'll send the next update when the participants in the three panels > have been fully selected. > > Kurt L. Meletzke > Director of Alumni Relations and > Special Events > Duke University School of Law > Science Drive and Towerview Road > Box 90389 > Durham, NC 27708-0389 > 919-613-7214 919-613-7170 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.law.duke.edu > ----- End forwarded message -----
