Free Press criticized Tribune for hiring Eddie Lazarus as general...
Free Press criticized Tribune for hiring Eddie Lazarus as general counsel (CD Jan 30 p16), saying that’s part of the revolving door between agencies like the FCC and industries they oversee. The former chief of staff to FCC Chairman Julius…
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Genachowski “may be just the latest to take a spin through the revolving door, but that doesn’t make his move any less nauseating,” Free Press CEO Craig Aaron said in a news release Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bodper). The foe of loosening media ownership rules that are the subject of a draft FCC order (see separate news item below in this issue) said Lazarus’s hire comes as Genachowski “is so eager to trash the few remaining media ownership limits.” A Tribune spokesman declined to comment.