1.28.2005
Another Powell Departs (IHT.com)
The New York Times
26 January 2004
Michael Powell, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman who rarely met a media merger he didn't like or an off-color broadcast he did, announced last week that he would resign. Powell's disappointing reign will be remembered for the extremes to which he went to punish what he called indecency, and for his abdication of responsibility for regulating the businesses that came before him. When George W. Bush appoints a new chairman, he should look for someone who can bring the commission to a more moderate position on both of these issues.
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26 January 2004
Michael Powell, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman who rarely met a media merger he didn't like or an off-color broadcast he did, announced last week that he would resign. Powell's disappointing reign will be remembered for the extremes to which he went to punish what he called indecency, and for his abdication of responsibility for regulating the businesses that came before him. When George W. Bush appoints a new chairman, he should look for someone who can bring the commission to a more moderate position on both of these issues.
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