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Christopher Terry
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Christopher Terry
@ChristopherTerr
@umn_hsjmc Associate Professor of Media Law. I teach 1st Amendment, @FCC, @FEC & @FTC policy for a living. Hostile opinions re: FCC policy failures are mine.
Wisconsin & Minnesota Beigetreten Temmuz 2010
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Christopher Terry retweetet
ICYMI: States seek court restraining order to block Nexstar-TEGNA merger
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Commissioner Gomez is correct, and there's not much room to debate this point. If the agency wanted to permit this merger, it should have gone to Congress to get the ownership cap set by Congress changed.
There was a way to do this merger. This way was not the right one.
Sue Wilson@sueblueswilson
FCC Commissioner @AGomezFCC clarifies that the Nexstar/Tegna merger is illegal and explains why it's important. "So we don't have one corporation deciding what everybody sees and hears."
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Christopher Terry retweetet
Virtually all the entities who opposed the Nexstar/Tegna deal at the FCC have filed an emegency application for review and petition for stay giving the agency 24 hours to act before they seek court intervention.
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Read below my dissenting statement on the FCC’s Media Bureau unlawful approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger ⬇️
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Nexstar Tegna deal is so awful of an idea that it killed...checks notes...Chuck Norris.
Ok...sorry, I couldn't resist.
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The FCC approved Comcast-NBC to a consumer harm of $316 Million a year by the agency's own assessment at time time of approval.
How did that work out?
But I'm sure it'll work out...this time..honest!
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Sinclair has been a dominant TV ownership and operation structure for a long time.
How many times has Sinclair broken the law with deceptive or VNR content?
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How about a policy question?
We allowed Clear Channel to own roughly 10% of radio stations while it was sending programming to roughly half of them. It was hailed as a victory for consolidation.
How'd that work out?
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FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish Broadcasters Are Unconstitutional eff.org/deeplinks/2026… via @EFF
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Christopher Terry retweetet
Today, the @FCC released its Order formally approving the illegal $6.2 billion @NXSTMediaGroup / @TEGNA merger – despite the proposal exceeding both the 39% national ownership cap and local market limits.
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@TedatPolicyband @BrendanCarrFCC Well, if you're keeping score Ted, I have had a very public case of DS for Hundt, Genachowski, Baker, Martin, Tate, Powell, Pai and Martin and retroactive DS for Sykes and Fowler long before my current embrace of Carr.
I'm equal opportunity and all.
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39% cap waiver is going to get litigated, I guess. Not sure what an Obama judge will say. Wait, actually I do know. Loper is a good point; MQD, probably not in play. IMO: Prof. Terry has a severe case of TDS aimed at @BrendanCarrFCC. Get some rest and detox with some back issues of Policyband. I won't tell your students you've joined the reality-based wing of American society.
Christopher Terry@ChristopherTerr
@TedatPolicyband @AGomezFCC @FCC Why? I didn't set the 39% rule. Congress did. I didn't develop the MQD & undermine Chevron deference. The Supreme Court did. And remember @TedatPolicyband I worked in conservative talk radio for Clear Channel, (Yes, really) I'm not exactly a card carrying member by any measure.
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When it comes to massive media mergers, the answer seems to always be "It'll work this time...honest!"
But let's ask Clear Channel and Cumulus how it worked out for them?
Daniel Suhr@danielsuhr
The FCC's approval of Nexstar-Tegna is an important step towards stronger local broadcasting. This puts local stations in a better position to keep local sports and local news free on the air rather than continuing their subservience to the Hollywood & New York network bigwigs.
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And they've been saying it since 1996 without the @FCC ever testing this "theory" of economy of scale or the agency ever verifying it occurred post merger.
Gigi Sohn@gigibsohn
Yes, but you know, media consolidation leads to greater synergies, which means more journalists, and more news! That is the biggest lie media companies seeking to merge, like Nexstar and TEGNA, tell regulators.
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@matthewstoller @FCC How is it false?
Any ownership decision must be justified in light of competition. That's the law.
You create a competitor with 80% control, others will need to consolidate to compete.
Or does the @FCC get to violate §202(h) like its violating the ownership cap?
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Understand two things about the @FCC's approval of the Nexstar-Tegna merger. 1. It breaks the law set by Congress on ownership caps. 2. Because the FCC regulates for "competition," it must now approve other massive mergers of media companies to compete with this new entity.
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@TedatPolicyband @AGomezFCC @FCC Why? I didn't set the 39% rule. Congress did.
I didn't develop the MQD & undermine Chevron deference. The Supreme Court did.
And remember @TedatPolicyband I worked in conservative talk radio for Clear Channel, (Yes, really) I'm not exactly a card carrying member by any measure.
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The idea that left-wing college professors and @AGomezFCC know how to rationalize the disintegrating local TV station business in the U.S. amid massive marketplace upheaval is too ridiculous to debate. Gomez’s philosophy is that @FCC regulations deserve to live even if it means industries will die. And that’s exactly what @FCC Democrats inflicted on the newspaper industry.
Christopher Terry@ChristopherTerr
The @FCC is breaking the law, and this is not a debatable point.
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And just in time for the start of the sales of political advertising for fall!
Almost like I predicted...way back during the Carr meltdown over Jimmy Kimmel:
youtu.be/TnR0acJuVV0?si…
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Tim Wu@superwuster
Brendan Carr of the FCC unilaterally waives anti-propaganda rule that limits single ownership of local TV stations -- what could possibly go wrong nbcnews.com/business/media…
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Lawless @FCC led by a lawless chair @BrendanCarrFCC breaks the law becuase noone has held him to account for his lawlessness.
Film at 11, if Nexstar Management approves of it.
TheDesk.net@TheDeskDotNet
ICYMI: FCC says it granted ownership rule waivers to approve Nexstar-TEGNA deal Read more ⬇️ ift.tt/51mCvEY
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The @FCC is breaking the law, and this is not a debatable point.
Ted Hearn@TedatPolicyband
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 @FCC Approves Nexstar-TEGNA merger
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Christopher Terry retweetet
Nexstar has already begun cutting newsrooms throughout the country.
As these billion-dollar companies grow even larger, their increased negotiating leverage will drive up fees that translate into higher monthly bills for those families who can least afford them.
Anna M. Gomez@AGomezFCC
NEWS: The FCC has approved the unlawful Nexstar-TEGNA merger behind closed doors. The consequences of this rubber stamp approval will be felt in living rooms and newsrooms across the country, resulting in fewer voices, less competition, and higher costs for consumers.
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