The corporate media supposedly had their day on June 2, 2003. By a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission voted to rescind most of the ownership rules on media ownership, which would mean that one or two individuals could come to own most of the media properties in an entire city. After all, FCC chair...

On May 7, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting diversity in media ownership. This resolution flies right in the face of sweeping deregulation efforts that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is proposing and could be implemented as soon as June 2. This possible deregulation stands to abolish six key rules on media...