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Media Minutes: November 21, 2008
November 20.2008
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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Free Press Is Hiring
November 18.2008
Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009
November 17.2008
CTIA Removes Roadblock to Open Access
November 13.2008
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
November 13.2008
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
November 13.2008
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.
November 10.2008
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
November 6.2008
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
November 4.2008
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
November 4.2008
