FCC isn't 'Fulfilling Statutory Mandate,' Free Press Says
The appeal of the FCC’s media ownership reconsideration order by Free Press and other public interest groups “says enough is enough to an agency that keeps failing to do its homework and fulfill its statutory mandate,” said Free Press Senior…
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Counsel Jessica Gonzalez in a release (see 1803080068">1803080068). “The Pai FCC is a gift to the broadcast industry, as the commission bends over backwards to give favors to massive media conglomerates like Sinclair," Gonzalez said. “Runaway consolidation gouges newsrooms and hurts communities -- especially marginalized communities that more often depend on broadcast TV for local news.” The appeal by Free Press, Common Cause and other groups is expected to be joined to the ongoing court challenge of the rules in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a public interest attorney told us. Sinclair and the FCC didn’t comment.