Writers Guild West President Patric M. Verrone to Testify on Product Integration at FCC Media Ownership Hearing in Chicago (9/20/07)

AFTRA, DGA, SAG, WGAE, and WGAW Respond to Appeals Court Ruling on FCC Indecency Fines (6/6/07)

DGA, SAG, WGAE, and WGAW Unite to Challenge FCC Indecency Rulings (11/30/06)

Writers Guild of America, west President Patric M. Verrone Testimony at FCC Hearing on Media Ownership (10/3/06)

Coalition of Broadcasters, Performers, Public Interest and Professional Organizations
Accuse FCC of Chilling Free Speech (4/19/04)

Guild Praises McCain-Tauzin Agreement to Initiate Dialogue Between Networks and
Creative Community (6/19/03)

FCC Media Consolidation Vote Deals Setback to Television Viewers Quality Programming,
Media Diversity Undermined (6/2/03)

FCC Media Consolidation and Independent Programming (5/30/03)

A "Who's Who" of Hollywood Writers & Producers Work for TV Quality and Access (5/12/03)

Producer Leonard Hill Roasts the Dawn of Media Deregulation (4/17/03)

Barry Diller Blasts Media Consolidation: The Full Speech (4/16/03)

WGAw to State Senate: Watch Out for Big Media (3/19/03)

Guild President Riskin Speaks at FCC En Banc Hearing (2/28/03)

Writers Guild Announces Washington Representation (2/26/03)

Freedom of Expression, Quality, Creativity in Television Harmed by Concentrated Corporate Ownership (1/13/03)

Writers Guild, Producers Guild and Independent Producers Call on FCC to Protect
Competition and Diversity in the Broadcast and Cable Entertainment Marketplace (1/2/03)

Broad Coalition Says Children Are Ignored in Proposed Media Deregulation Charles B. Slocum delivers a strategy to address the FCC's requirements to assure variety in the marketplace of ideas. (12/6/02)

Seven Steps to Wisdom Charles B. Slocum delivers a strategy to address the FCC's requirements to assure variety in the marketplace of ideas. (11/8/02)

WGAw President's Statement on FCC and Public Hearings WGAw president Victoria Riskin expresses concern over the FCC's dismissive attitude toward public hearings. (10/4/02)

WGAw President's Statement on FCC Action WGAw president Victoria Riskin urges public interest consideration by the FCC during it's announced review of media ownership rules. (9/12/02)

Victoria Riskin's Statement on FCC Rule Review WGAw president Victoria Riskin applauds the FCC's decision to consolidate its review of ownership rules and mergers for broadcast, cable, satellite and newspaper outlets. (6/21/02)

Letter from Victoria Riskin on AT&T-Comcast Merger (4/22/02)

"Is Vertical Integration Limiting Creative Opportunities?" Listen to the panel moderated by WGAw President Vicki Riskin at the American Film Market on February 25th, 2002. (56 bps | 100 bps | 300 bps | 700 bps)

The Writers Guild Asks FCC to Hold Hearings on Vertical Integration. Many have expressed support for our call for hearings to enable the Commission to fully understand the impact of consolidation throughout the industry. Writers Guild East and West File Reply Comments with the FCC (Feb. 19, 2002)

WGAE and WGAw File Comments with FCC About Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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FCC Statements Regarding Media Ownership Rules

Reply Comments by the Coalition for Program Diversity (Feb. 3, 2003)

Reply Comments of the Center for the Creative Community Regarding Competition and Media Concentration in the Television Industry (Feb. 3, 2003)

Reply Comments of the Office of Communication, Inc. of the United Church of Christ, Black
Citizens for a Fair Media, Civil Rights Forum, Philadelphia Lesbian And Gay Task Force, And Women's Institute For Freedom Of The Press (Feb. 3, 2003)

Response Comments by the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors (Feb. 3, 2003)

Opening Remarks by FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, Columbia Law School
Public Hearing on Media Ownership (Jan. 16, 2003)

Opening Remarks by FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin, Columbia Law School Public
Hearing on Media Ownership (Jan. 16, 2003)

Opening Remarks by FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, Columbia Law School Public
Hearing on Media Ownership (Jan. 16, 2003)

Written Statement of FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell on Competition Issues in the Telecommunications Industry (Jan. 14, 2003)

Written Statement of FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy on the State of
Competition in the Telecommunications Industry (Jan. 14, 2003)

Summary of the Testimony of FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein Before the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Jan. 14, 2003)

Statement of FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps Before the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation (Jan. 14, 2003)

Opening Statement of FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin on Competition Issues in the
Telecommunications Industry (Jan. 14, 2003)

Comments Submitted to the FCC Regarding Media Ownership Rules

Comments by the Writers Guild of America, west, Producers Guild of America, and
Independent Producers (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Writers Guild of America, East (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by the Center for the Creative Community (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by the Consumer Federation of America Consumers Union Center for Digital
Democracy Media Access Project (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by Sandra M. Ortiz, Executive Director of the University of Southern
California's Center for Communication Law & Policy (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by the Office of Communication, Inc., the United Church Of Christ, Black Citizens for a Fair Media, Civil Rights Forum, Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force, and
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (Jan. 2, 2003)

Comments by Children Now, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychological
Association, National PTA, Center for Media Education, et al (Jan. 2, 2003)

Letters to the FCC from Various Health Groups (Dec. 2002)

Links to Stories and Resources from Sources Outside the Guild

"Prime-Time Shows Are Getting Sexier", The New York Times (Feb. 5, 2003)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/arts/television/05WATC.html

"Should limits on broadcast ownership change?" Michael K. Powell, USA Today (Jan. 29, 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2003-01-21-powell_x.htm

"Crunch Time at the FCC" by Michael J. Copps", The Nation (Jan. 29, 2003)
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030203&s=copps

"Relaxing Rules Raises Concerns About Diverse Media Voices", USA Today (Jan. 15, 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2003-01-15-mediaown_x.htm

What's Wrong with this Picture, The Nation (Jan. 7, 2002)
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020107&s=miller

The Nation also provides a visual depiction of the holdings of the "Big Ten" media conglomerates:
http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html

Tangled Webs, The Economist (May 23, 2002)
http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm? story_id=1143374

Who Owns What, Columbia Journalism Review's online resource guide that tracks what the major media companies own.
http://www.cjr.org/owners/

Michael Powell v. The Economy: Cable Access, The New Republic (Sept. 2, 2002)
http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020902&s=judis090202