FCC Commissioners to Attend Town Hall Meeting/Public Hearing on Diversity in the Broadcast Industry in New York City Oct. 19

FCC Commissioners to Attend Town Hall Meeting/Public Hearing on Diversity in the Broadcast Industry in New York City Oct. 19

Event Offers the Public an Opportunity to Discuss Media's Treatment of People of Color

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Communications Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps will attend a town hall meeting/public hearing in New York City on Oct. 19 to take part in a discussion on diversity in the broadcast industry.

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The FCC commissioners will hear from the public and a panel of experts their views on how television and radio stations serve the news and informational needs of people of color. The meeting/hearing will also focus on what impact media consolidation has had on the informational needs of communities of color.

WHAT: Town Hall/Public Hearing on the Future of Diversity in the Nation's
Media

WHEN: Thursday, October 19, 2006, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Hunter College Kaye Playhouse, located at East 68th Street between
Park and Lexington Avenue.

WHO: FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, community
leaders, media representatives and concerned citizens.

This meeting is sponsored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition/National Latino Media Council, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Institute for Latino Policy and in partnership with Free Press, a national public policy group.

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Source: National Association of Hispanic Journalists

CONTACT: Daniela Montalvo of National Association of Hispanic
Journalists, +1-202-662-7152; National Hispanic Media Coalition, New York
Chapter, +1-212-965-9758, MediaCoalition@aol.com; or Craig Aaron of Free
Press, +1-202-265-1490, caaron@freepress.net

Web site: http://www.nahj.org/

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