FCC Comr. Adelstein asked Chmn. Powell for the agency to sponsor ...
FCC Comr. Adelstein asked Chmn. Powell for the agency to sponsor a special forum on the emergence and importance of Spanish language media. Adelstein disclosed his request at a meeting Thurs. of the National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists in…
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N.Y.C. His media adviser, Johanna Mikes, said the details as to the timing and shape the event might take remain unclear. She said his request was unrelated to the pending merger application of Univision and Hispanic Bcstg. Corp., a deal strongly opposed by Spanish Bcstg. System. Rather, she said his interest was prompted by the recent media ownership proceeding and by recent Census figures showing that Hispanics now were the largest minority group in the country. Mikes said such a forum would be an information-gathering session that would bring together experts on the Spanish language media. “At this point, we need to gather the information and analyze the information,” she said. A call to a Powell spokesman hadn’t been returned by our deadline.