The airwaves are owned by the public and that gives us more say over what is broadcast — if we make the effort to express ourselves. Sue has worked for decades to reform TV and radio news both via regulatory filings and by organizing groups of citizens to pressure their local stations.

We discussed both past successes and opportunities to act today. The FCC is considering gutting the current rules constraining consolidation of ownership of TV. MAD joins the Media Action Center in submitting a regulatory comment objecting to that idea. To support that, we have enlisted volunteers to help collect information about the current state of their local TV news.

Sue also described organizing groups of citizens in communities across the country who lobbied their local TV and radio stations and made change — including forcing Alex Jones off of many stations. If you are interested in hearing about opportunities to participate in such an effort, please contact us at info@MediaAndDemocracyProject.Org.

As Sue said “We have to fight to preserve what is ours.”

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