The Media Drop

The folks at Consumers Union - yep, they’re behind Consumer Reports - have put together a website called hearusnow.org to keep consumers informed about media ownership, Internet and telephone regulation, and TV & radio broadcasters. As a precursor to the petition they’re asking people to sign that asks for the FCC to hold public hearings on certain topics, there’s a three-minute video comparing the power that media consolidation wields over the public via broadcasting outlets. It’s not quite JibJab, but it’s definitely got a point to it.