NAA Supports Delaying Media Ownership Vote

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The Newspaper Association of America has also given its
blessing to a brief delay of a vote on media ownership rules so that the
Minority Media and Telecommunications Council can complete a study on the
impact of cross-ownership on minority ownership.

In a letter to the FCC, NAA said it was sure the study would
show that the FCC's "modest" proposal would not negatively impact
diversity of ownership.

It also said that as soon as the study is finished,
"the Commission should vote immediately" on the proposal. Actually,
the FCC will almost certainly be putting the study out for public comment
before that vote, per custom.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.