FCC released agenda for its en banc hearing Thurs. on media owner...
FCC released agenda for its en banc hearing Thurs. on media ownership, saying event would be divided into 3 panels focusing on diversity, localism, competition. Agency said panel members were selected with goal of making groups “balanced and informative.”…
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They include representatives of consumer groups, industry and academic institutions. After each panel, members of public can make comments during “open microphone” sessions. Attorney Thomas Krattenmaker of Washington office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo will moderate. He specializes in telecom transactions and antitrust issues. Before joining firm, he was dir.- research in FCC’s Office of Plans & Policy under then-Chmn. William Kennard. After comments from commissioners, morning session on diversity issues will include Brent Bozell of Parents TV Council, Robert Corn-Revere of Hogan & Hartson, Jay Ireland of NBC TV stations, Alfred Liggins of Radio One, Victoria Riskin of Writers Guild of America-West, Andrew Schwartzman of Media Access Project, Wendy Thompson of Telemundo. Afternoon session on competition will include Linda Foley of The Newspaper Guild-CWA, Ed Munson of WAVY-TV and WVBT Va. Beach TV stations in Norfolk, Va., Jonathan Rintels of Center for the Creative Community, James Winston of National Assn. of Black-Owned Broadcasters. Final panel on localism will include Frank Blethen of The Seattle Times, Thomas Herwitz of Fox TV Stations, Mark Mays of Clear Channel, Deborah McDermott of Young Bcstg., Chris Powell of Journal Inquirer, John Sturm of Newspaper Assn. of America, Jenny Toomey of Future of Music Coalition.