This report assesses the state of current knowledge about the likely effects of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) restrictions on the ownership of

The Federal Communications Commission's rules governing media ownership, traditionally implemented under a trustee model, have changed radically as the result o

Trends and developments in social values, political ideologies, media policies, economic conditions, globalization, media technologies, and telecommunications n

Examines the debate over media ownership, includes the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument.

On June 2, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission modified five of its media ownership rules, easing restrictions on the ownership of multiple television s