Twenty years ago to the day of this post, the Federal Communications Commission voted to squelch its remaining media ownership rules, marking a sea change in media, the FCC, and the public. I talk about it in It's been 20 years since the FCC's horrid media ownership rule rewrite.

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We recently saw the end of an unsuccessful effort to put the longtime media and policy activist Gigi Sohn on the Federal Communications Commission. I talk about her, the campaign to squelch her nomination, and some possible next steps in Viva Gigi Sohn!

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Two very impactful events on my life happened twenty years ago on this date -- one family-connected, one media-policy connected. I talk about them both in April 2, 2003: My Uncle and the Midwest Forum on Media Ownership.

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My friend and fellow media activist Jen Angel died last month. I recount the tragedy of her passing, and a subsequent tragedy of the corporate media coverage of her passing, in an article here.

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We're in the month of quadrennial Chicago municipal elections (my ballot came in the mail today). Read more about Thoughts on media, democracy, and the 2023 Chicago municipal elections

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We once again go down memory lane in the midst of an announcement of the "resignation" of the longest serving alderman in Chicago history. Please enjoy Some thoughts on Edward Burke, CAN TV, and Chicago Media Action

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Since I "resurrected" the CMA website on the second of last month (marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of what became CMA), I figured I would settle on a cadence of posting new commentaries on the second of the month.

Here is this month's commentary -- about yet another outrage from the Supreme Court, which you probably haven't heard about.

After nearly a decade of stasis, I'm bringing Chicago Media Action back, in a manner of speaking. You can read more here.

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