Recent Legal and Policy Developments in the Concentration of Media

Due Tuesday, July 1

Pick 3 articles from the list below and write a one-page summary and analysis of the articles. Your summary and analysis should recapitulate the author's central argument; should identify who the author(s) is and what his/her point of view is; and should include your own thoughts on the issues addressed in the articles.

PBS's Site on Big Media: An Overview
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/bigmedia.html

A Less Free Press (December 2002)
http://mondediplo.com/2002/12/01press

Ted Turner - Monopoly or Democracy? (May 30)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A56132-2003May29

Is FCC Pulling the Plug on Democracy? (June 1)
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/06012003/news/31690.htm

FCC Votes to Ease Media Ownership Rules (June 2)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3076-2003Jun2

Statement of Commissioner Powell (June 2)
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2003/db0602/DOC-235047A3.pdf

Statement of Commissioner Copps (dissenting) (June 2)
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2003/db0602/DOC-235047A9.pdf

Whose News? [A look at the dynamics of one local market, Tampa, Florida] (June 2)
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/02/Business/Whose_news.shtml

Toronto Star: FCC, Media Make Scary Bedfellows (June 3)

Media Giants, Publishers Hail FCC Vote (June 3)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030602/media_nm/media_fcc_reaction_dc_6

Left Out of FCC Feast [Analysis of Clear Channel and radio] (June 10)
http://www.iht.com/articles/99066.html

It's Not Over Until Michael Powell Sings (June 12)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8287675&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=484045&rfi=6

Will Big Media Choke the Net? (June 13)
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,111154,00.asp

William Safire - Regulate the FCC (June 16)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/16/opinion/16SAFI.html

Signals from Nowhere (June 22)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/magazine/22WWLN.html

William Safire - Big Media's Silence (June 26)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/opinion/26SAFI.html

Will Children Lose Out in Media Mergers?
http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_id=180109