FCC Votes to Allow Media Consolidation

The FCC voted 3-2 today to lift a ban on a a broadcaster also owning a newspaper in the same market, so long as the market is one of the 20 largest in the U.S. (along with a number of other conditions), the Washington Post reports.

The cross-ownership ban was originally approved in 1975 to preserve diversity of viewpoints and promote economic competition.


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