The Leadership Conference is working diligently to see that Tom Perez is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Perez is an eminently qualified public servant and consensus builder who has dedicated his career to ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed. He has served with integrity and distinction at the local, state and national level, compiling an outstanding record of achievement. Sample Letter to the Editor
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To the Editor:
Our nation’s media system is slipping away. Fewer and fewer people are controlling more and more of what we see and hear. And very little about the process or structure is democratic or diverse. The disproportionate lack of women and minority owners is a direct cause of the lack of diverse voices, images and viewpoints on our local television and radio stations.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the federal agency that regulates media ownership, is responsible for finding ways to promote greater ownership and employment for women and minorities. Instead, the FCC is considering changes that could make already low levels of female and minority ownership even worse.
I care about the crisis in minority and female media ownership and want to the FCC to do its job to make our media diverse. And Congress needs to exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold the FCC accountable for ensuring a diverse media. Without this responsibility and accountability, our media cannot serve in the true public interest – representing the diverse voices of all Americans.
Respectfully submitted,
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