# Petition Against Media Consolidation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-against-media-consolidation/231619>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 28, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-against-media-consolidation/231619 "2004-02-28T14:37:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![FuzzyWuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@FuzzyWuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyWuzzy)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-against-media-consolidation/231619/1 "2004-02-28T14:37:25Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040227.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040227.html)

Cecil sez:

\> Civic groups are still railing against the recent relaxation of federal rules  
\> that limit companies’ ability to own both newspapers and TV stations in  
\> the same market, but the issue has yet to galvanize the public at large.  
\> Let’s hope people wake up.

If you’re interested in waking up, you can sign a petition to roll back these FCC media ownership rules:

[http://www.mediareform.net/petition.php](http://www.mediareform.net/petition.php)