Hearing on media Consolidation

FIRST-EVER OAKLAND HEARING ON MEDIA CONSOLIDATION

DATE: Friday, October 27, 2006
PLACE: Downtown Oakland Marriott
1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA
TIME: 5:00PM – Opening Panel
6:30PM – Public Testimony

You asked for it, and you got it! More than 300 people signed a petition from the Youth Media Council and Media Alliance demanding an FCC hearing in Oakland, and the FCC listened.

* 99% of Bay Area newspapers are owned by one company?
* Clear Channel owns the majority of Bay Area radio stations and billboards?
* People of color represent less than 3% of media owners?

Sponsored by Media Alliance, Youth Media Council, Free Press and the NAACP.