Yesterday, we told you that FMC Education Director Kristin Thomson would be appearing on a "public interest panel" at as part of the FCC's Media Ownership Workshops. And this morning, she did. As expected, Kristin's presentation went smashingly.

Kristin joined Ken Ferree (Senior Fellow, The Progress and Freedom Foundation), Cheryl Leanza (Policy Director, The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ), Andy Schwartzman (President and CEO, Media Access Project, on behalf of Prometheus Radio Project) and S. Derek Turner (Research Director), Free Press to talk about the analytical frameworks the FCC should consider as it prepares to once again undertake media ownership rulemaking proceedings. read more

Did you know that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the FCC to review its ownership rules every four years and “determine whether any of such rules are necessary in the public interest as the result of competition?"

Yep, it's true. Remember the movie Groundhog Day? Some DC policy stuff definitely feels like deja-vu all over again. That's cool — we're still honored to be a part of an FCC's Media Ownership Workshop which takes place at 9 AM tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3). Our very own Education Director, Kristin Thomson, will talk to the Commission's Media Bureau about the importance of data collection and analysis in determining the framework for the FCC's 2010 ownership proceedings. Also participating are Ken Ferree (Senior Fellow, The Progress and Freedom Foundation), Cheryl Leanza (Policy Director, The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ), Andy Schwartzman (President and CEO, Media Access Project, on behalf of Prometheus Radio Project) and S. Derek Turner (Research Director), Free Press. You can watch it live right here. read more