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  • Media Minutes: November 21, 2008

    A new report documents how conservative talk radio shock jocks create an echo chamber that reaches across the country. And talk of resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine never fails to rile up the conservative base. But there's no plan to bring it back.

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    Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009

    Now that the champagne has been put away, it's time to realize that while the Bush administration is heading toward the exits, the disastrous members of mainstream media remain firmly in place. more»

  • CTIA Removes Roadblock to Open Access

    WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, wireless industry trade association CTIA has dropped its legal challenge to the open access conditions imposed on a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum by the Federal Communications Commission.

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  • Media Minutes: November 14, 2008

    Verizon Wireless' purchase of rural wireless carrier Alltel has been approved. And public interest groups are concerned about the consequences for consumers. And a new Nielsen study refutes one of broadcasters' main arguments for more media consolidation.

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    Obama & Media Reform

    Now that the reality of an Obama presidency is sinking in, here's what it means for the future of the media.

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    InternetforEveryone.org to Kick Off National Town Hall Series in L.A.

    WASHINGTON -- InternetforEveryone.org -- a public-private sector initiative to connect every American to a fast, open and affordable Internet -- will hold its first town hall meeting on Dec. 6 in Los Angeles.

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  • Media Minutes: November 7, 2008

    The FCC voted to open white spaces for public use and unlicensed devices. And the Supreme Court takes on the FCC v. Fox “fleeting expletives” case.

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    Public Wins with White Spaces

    WASHINGTON -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve the unlicensed use of "white spaces" -- empty airwaves between television channels -- to provide high-speed Internet access nationwide.

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    Broadcasters: Don't Fence Those White Open Spaces

    The FCC and Congress should ignore the broadcasting lobby's finely honed fear campaign against opening unused TV spectrum for wireless, high-speed Internet services and support what Thomas Jefferson called for at the founding of the United States: To open "all avenues of truth." more»

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