Resources
Devil in the Details
In 2007, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin passed a rule that allowed a given company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same community. The rule went into effect, but public interest groups sued the FCC and the courts threw out the rule in 2011. This report details why lifting cross-ownership bans would be devastating to local media systems.
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Outsourcing the News
This white paper by Free Press' Corie Wright and Josh Stearns lays out our research on covert consolidation and provides in-depth case studies of three covert-consolidation deals.
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Archive
Browse our extensive archive of research about media consolidation.
Off the Dial
Our Off the Dial study shows that media consolidation is one of the key factors keeping female and minority station ownership at dismally low levels. As consolidation cuts back on the already limited number of stations available, women and people of color have fewer chances to become media owners and promote diverse programming.
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Out of the Picture
This study examines the devastating impact of consolidation on minority and female television station ownership.
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Change the Channels
Check out the interactive map to see consolidating newsrooms near you.