CHICAGO MEDIA ACTION EMERGENCY ALERT, September 3, 2003
http://www.chicagomediaaction.org

This evening brings us an extraordinarily positive development in the media democracy movement.  To quote from Reuters:

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Judges Block New FCC Ownership Rules

PHILADELPHIA - A U.S. federal court on Wednesday blocked controversial new Federal Communications Commission media ownership rules pending a full judicial review in a major blow to large media companies.

In a loss for the Republican-led FCC, the three-judge panel of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia granted a stay order that prevented the new rules from taking effect as scheduled on Thursday.
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Various cities in the U.S. will nevertheless see September 4 actions against the FCC deregulation efforts as planned.  Chicago will be no different.  The action may be more of a celebration than anticipated, but the show will go on: Tribune Plaza (435 N. Michigan Ave., downtown Chicago), Thursday, September 4, 5pm-6pm.  We invite you to join us.

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If you missed either of our August screenings of the film "Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death", you'll have two more chances to see the film this coming weekend.

Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark, 2nd Floor) will be rescreening Afghan Massacre at 8pm on September 6 and 7.  Chicago Media Action is again co-presenting the film.  For more details about the film, please visit:

http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org/navkino.htm

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Finally, here's an alert from Free Press regarding a campaign on a key Senate vote.  Despite today's victory, we must continue to act and keep the momentum strong.  

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The fight to roll back the FCC media ownership rules is far from over. 
The Senate Appropriations Committee votes this Thursday evening on the 
rollback. Intense pressure -- this time through a national phone 
campaign -- is absolutely critical to our success. Congressional 
staffers say calls are highly effective.

If you are a resident of AL, CA, CO, IA, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NV, OH, 
PA, WI, or WV, your call is to your Senator who sits on the Committee.  
Your Senator's vote could be the difference between victory and defeat.

If you are from another state, your call is to Senator Reid, the only 
Democrat on the Appropriations Committee who plans to vote against the 
rollback.

Please go to www.mediareform.net/callcongress now.

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