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FCC Loosens Media Ownership Rules

NPR

By Rick Karr

Published June 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Federal Communications Commission votes to relax restrictions on media ownership, allowing media conglomerates to buy more TV stations and own a newspaper and broadcast network in the same city. Critics say the move will lead to less diversity of content and viewpoints. Hear NPR's Rick Karr.

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