[grc] Prometheus v. FCC back in court

[Philip Tymon]

Will,

Thanks for this. As a former intern, and later briefly a consultant, at
Media Access Project I want to note the incredible work that Andy
Schwartzman has done there for nearly four decades. Long after the nascent
media reform movement of the 1960's and 1970's was gutted by Ronald Reagan,
Andy has soldiered on as one of the few, if not only, true representatives
of the public interest in broadcasting in D.C.

Philip Tymon

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Will Floyd via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> Some of you may remember from a few years back the court case Prometheus
> fought against the FCC and won, aptly called Prometheus v. FCC
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Radio_Project_v._FCC>. Despite
> numerous rulings over the years in favor of Prometheus and the public
> interest, that case is actually still ongoing. In fact, today our friends
> at the Institute for Public Representation (and previously the Media Access
> Project) are presenting oral arguments for that case in the Third Circuit
> Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
>
> The case deals with the FCC’s media ownership rules and how FCC
> deregulation has decimated minority representation on radio and television.
> For you wonks out there, the issues at hand are that (1) the FCC hasn’t
> done enough to enact rules promoting minority and female ownership of
> broadcast stations, and (2) they’re allowing media corporations to exploit
> loopholes called “shared services agreements” that skirt media ownership
> limits. As in-the-weeds as they seem, these rules actually matter a lot to
> diversity and inclusion on the airwaves.
>
> If you are interested in watching the oral arguments in this case, the
> court will post them here
> <http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings> by the end of the
> week.
>
> --
> Will Floyd
> Technical Director | Prometheus Radio Project
> will at prometheusradio.org | 215.727.9620 x524
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