James Gattuso

James Gattuso, who worked for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1992 to 1997, is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy research organization. In the following viewpoint, originally written shortly before the FCC decided to relax government regulations restricting media ownership, he contends that government restrictions on how many media outlets one individual or corporation can own are outdated. Originally designed to encourage media competition during an era when there were only three major television networks, such restrictions are unnecessary. The FCC should significantly loosen and perhaps even eliminate its rules limiting media ownership, he concludes.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What specific rules is the FCC considering for modification, according to Gattuso?
2. How does the author use the 2003 war in Iraq and the Vietnam War to argue...