Monday, November 15
The shocking truth about the FCC: Censorship by the tyranny of the few
From:BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis:
I filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Oct. 12 asking to see all of the 159 complaints the FCC cited in its complaint against Fox.Absolutely ridiculous! No, I should say, absolutely ludicrous!Two different letters. 90 complaints, but only 23 different individuals, and it comes down to two letters!
I just received the FCC's reply with a copy of all the complaints -- and a letter explaining that, well, there weren't 159 after all. William H. Davenport, chief of the FCC's Investigations and Hearings Divison, admits in his letter that because the complaints were sent to multiple individuals at the FCC, it turns out there actually were only 90 complaints. It gets better: The FCC confesses that they come from only 23 individuals.
It is shocking enough that what tens of millions of us are permitted to see by our government can be determined by 159 ... or 90 ... or 23.
I knew the FCC wasn't sane, but this is positively insane! Relevant Link Permanent link posted by bytehead @ 11/15/2004 03:41:00 PM
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