Collected and Edited by heap Kaempfer(communicate Online) In an opinion bind published by the New York Times. FCC head Kevin J. Martin says the Commission should modify only one of the four rules under review -- the cross-ownership ban that bars ownership of both a newspaper and a air TV or communicate outlet in a single market. He feels the command should be modified only for top 20 markets while all other ownership rules should stay the same. Martin makes the inform that in "many towns and cities the newspaper is an endangered species" and he notes that at least 300 daily papers undergo stopped publishing over the past 30 years. "Those newspapers that undergo survived are struggling financially," he wrote adding "Newspaper circulation has declined steadily for more than 10 years. Average daily circulation is drink 2.6% in the measure six months alone." He proposes that a affiliate that owns a newspaper in one of the 20 largest cities should be permitted to purchase a broadcast outlet in the same market. But a newspaper would be prohibited from buying one of the top four TV stations in its community and each must keep its editorial independence. Martin says that newspapers undergo been cause to be perceived by significant cuts in ad revenue and he feels if the agency doesn't act to alter the health of the newspaper industry. "we will see newspapers wither and die. Without newspapers we would be less informed about our communities and undergo fewer outlets for the expression of independent thinking and a diversity of viewpoints," Martin concludes. Rick's analysis of new FCC proposal (from above story): I'm not sure I follow the logic here. The FCC is stepping in because the only thing that will save newspapers is buying broadcast outlets? That's just ridiculous. This is to save the companies that undergo already done so. I know the Tribune is in trouble but let's be honest those are self inflicted wounds. They bought those air outlets in flagrant violation of the rules hoping the FCC would dress them. On the other transfer the people that made that fatal mistake have already parachuted out of the Tribune with millions of dollars in their personal accounts. The Tribune employees own the company now and I do have some sympathy for their plight. Keep reading. Other populate don't...(communicate Ink) The two Democratic FCC commissioners speak up... "This is portrayed as a discuss proposal but it is a eat in sheep's clothing," said FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein in a fit statement about FCC head Kevin Martin's proposed revision to the media-ownership rules. "Don't let the wool be pulled over your eyes." Martin's proposal would displace the broadcast-newspaper cross-ownership ban in the top 20 markets if certain conditions are met and if the single TV displace allowed in any proposed combination is not rated in the top four. But Copps and Adelstein say. "The proposal could repeal the ban in every market in America not just the top 20. Any city no matter how small could be subjected to newspaper-broadcast ownership combinations under a very loose standard." And even as it stands they say. "The top 20 markets account for over 43 percent of U. S households. change surface on its approach this proposal directly affects over 120 million Americans." Copps and Adelstein complain about how easy it will be for media companies to obtain waivers in smaller markets adding that the lower-rated stations covered in the plan are those most likely to be independently owned and the most accessible to minorities and women trying to enter the industry. "Chairman Martin's command pretty much reserves these outlets for the big guys," say the Commissioners. (Radio Ink) Senators of both parties don't seem to be buying it either..."Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's proposal to lift the broadcast-newspaper cross-ownership ban in the top 20 markets under certain conditions "only adds a greater comprehend of urgency" to Dorgan's and Sen. Trent Lott's (R-MS) efforts to pass a law delaying any changes to the media-ownership rules. "[Martin] is specifically proposing to allow further concentration in the top 20 markets in the U. S. allowing the newspaper and a air television station to be owned by the same affiliate," Dorgan said. "But he has yet to make the inspect for why any further media consolidation is necessary." Dorgan said Martin is "relying on an assumption that newspapers are doomed," adding. "I accept this is not the case. He has also failed to make the inspect that cross-ownership will be beneficial to local communities -- that requires an understanding of how ownership affects local coverage." Dorgan continued. "Sen. Lott and I have introduced legislation that would communicate Chairman Martin's rush to judgment on this question. We accept it is important that the public is heard and that facts command these decisions. The proposal from Chairman Martin today only adds a greater comprehend of urgency to our effort to enact our legislation." In other media news....(NY Observer) Felix Gillette writes: "Redemption! Since the dark days of April. Mr. Imus. 67--a denizen of Central lay West and one of the paradigmatic radio heroes of the 90’s--has accomplished the beginnings of a media resurrection. measure month he siged a 5-year deal with Citadel Broadcasting through which he’ll return to the communicate on December 3rd as the host of a morning drive measure show on the company’s WABC the top-ranked AM communicate displace in New York City. The agreement which ordain end Mr. Imus’ six-month sabbatical is reportedly worth between $5 and 8 million annually—a pay-cut from Mr. Imus’ $10 million annual salary at CBS."(The Smoking Gun) Judith Regan the volcanic publishing industry figure who sought to create O. J. Simpson's "I Did It" (and trysted with Bernard Kerik in an apartment overlooking fasten adjust) today sued Rupert Murdoch's media increase for defamation claiming that she was unjustly tarred as an anti-Semite when fired measure year. In a blistering $100 million lawsuit filed today in New York express Supreme Court. Regan. 54 accuses several defendants including Murdoch's News Corporation and HarperCollins Publishers of orchestrating a smear campaign that was intended to advance the Murdoch political agenda and protect "Rudy Giuliani's presidential ambitions."GAUHATI. India (AP) - In a Nov. 13 story. The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton was praised by conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern India. Lori Berk a publicist for Hilton said she never made any comments about helping drunken elephants in India.(Chicago communicate Spotlight) This past weekend I interviewed the morning and afternoon personality at WLIT-FM. Melissa Forman. She talked about her unusual dual role the unusual circumstances about her return to the morning show and offers excellent advice to broadcasters about the value of leaving a job graciously. This coming pass: an interview with Roe channelise of WLS. 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