Need help finding info

[u2spirit]

I am doing my term paper on how the MSM has gone down the shitter since Conglomerates bought them and are now driving corporate agendas. What websites are good at giving info on the deregulation of the Clinton years to anything having to do with corporate media?

Thanks

[Eric J in MN]

1. Eric Boehlert on 1996 Telecom Act

http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/28/telecom_dereg/index1.html

"...lifted all ownership limits for radio station broadcasters nationwide -- and allowed them to operate as many as eight signals in the country's largest markets."

[u2spirit]

2. Thank you

I plan on Googling but thought there would be some DUers who had such things bookmarked! You are awesome.

[bananas]

3. a couple of places to search

www.sourcewatch.org
www.democracynow.org
www.eff.org
misc.activism.progressive http://groups.google.com/group/misc.activism.progressive/topics

[ColbertWatcher]

4. The Nation has a great picture...

... showing who owns what: The Nation

and a great story from Democracy Now! via Common Dreams.

Good luck!

[u2spirit]

5. Thanks

I will let everyone know how the paper comes out. I have 7 weeks until it's done but had to turnin at least 5 sources tonight.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. I look forward to reading it! n/t

[JFN1]

7. Here you go

http://www.justicefornone.com/handbills/media1.htm