Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) plans to reintroduce the Media Ownership Reform Act (MORA) that would break up media monopolies and restore the Fairness Doctrine, which was eliminated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Reagan administration.

Specifically, MORA would:

• restore the Fairness Doctrine
• reinstate a national cap on ownership of radio stations
• lower the number of radio stations that one company can own in a local market & reinstate the 25% national cap on television ownership (The bill’s no-grandfathering provision would compel media conglomerates to divest to comply with new ownership limitations.)
• require public interest reports from broadcasters
• require more independently produced programming on TV.

and more…

via::RawStory