MSNBC.com: Media ownership study ordered destroyed – Politics

September 15, 2006

MSNBC.com: Media ownership study ordered destroyed – Politics

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission ordered its staff to destroy all copies of a draft study that suggested greater concentration of media ownership would hurt local TV news coverage, a former lawyer at the agency says.

The report, written in 2004, came to light during the Senate confirmation hearing for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.

Leave a Reply

Bear