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Cheryl A. Leanza

Managing Director, Office of Communication, Inc., United Church of Christ

Description

From the website: Cheryl A. Leanza, a public interest attorney and veteran First Amendment advocate, is the managing director of the UCC’s Office of Communication, Inc., the church’s historic media justice agency that first insisted that those holding Federal Communications Commission licenses must act on behalf of the public interest. Leanza, a former deputy director of the Media Access Project, served as principal legislative counsel for telecommunications at the National League of Cities since mid-2005. UCC has been a leader in advocating for improved children’s television, winning the largest fine in the history of the Federal Communications Commission against Univision for violating the Childrens Television Act in February 2007. Writing, advocating and litigating extensively in the areas of media ownership, access to the internet and the availability of low-power radio, Leanza has represented the public interest as lead counsel before the FCC and in U.S. Appellate courts. Most recently, Leanza led a lobbying effort at the center of the current telecommunications debate, seeking to ensure cable companies are accountable to local citizens. Leanza teaches First Amendment and broadcasting to graduate students at Georgetown University’s Communications, Culture and Technology program.

Topic(s): Legislation/Public Policy, Media Literacy, Media Use & Access

User Type(s): Advocate, Journalist, Policymaker

Address

United Church of Christ
100 Maryland Ave. NE
Suite 330
Washington, District Of Columbia 20002

Contact Information

Phone(s): 202-543-1517
E-mail(s): (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
URL(s): http://www.ucc.org/media-justice/

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