In the opening segment, we learn about a case study in “regulatory capture.” Mickey’s guests explain how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declined to enforce its own concentration-of-ownership rules and thereby permitted Sinclair Broadcasting to control more TV stations than the rules allow. These guests also recount the years they spent in litigation to force the FCC to release its Sinclair documents.

Then, in light of the recent Western air attacks on Yemen, Eleanor presents material gathered from online research and from her conversation with a Yemeni journalist. (Because of technical problems, the interview itself could not be aired.)

Ahmed Abdulkareem explains that the Yemeni government actions that provoked the US/UK “response” were Yemen’s efforts to halt the Israeli massacres in the Gaza Strip. He also predicts that further violent intervention by the US will only strengthen the resistance.

GUESTS:

Sue Wilson is an award-winning journalist and the producer of the documentary Broadcast Blues. She also leads the Media Action Center, at www.mediaactioncenter.net. Her recent in-depth article about the Sinclair scandal can be seen at www.ProjectCensored.org.

Art Belendiuk is a communications-law attorney with decades of experience.

Ahmed Abdulkareem is a freelance Yemeni journalist.

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