media cross-ownership

Newspaper Guild: Keep Media Cross-Ownership Ban

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:37:40 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
The Newspaper Guild is urging the FCC not to relax its rules limiting same-market common ownership of a newspaper and broadcast property.

Public Interest Groups Request Reversal of Rules That Encourage Media Cross-Ownership

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:44:31 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Media Access Project, the Institute for Public Representation, and a coalition of public interest organizations including Free Press filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, stating that the FCC's 2008 decision to significantly weaken its media ownership rules was unreasonable and against the law.

Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Media Ownership

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:09:28 -0400

Full article: Democracy Now!
A federal court has lifted a key set of government rules aimed at curbing media consolidation in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down the FCC's ban on companies from owning both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same market. The media reform group Free Press urged the FCC to respond to the ruling.

Media Cross-Ownership Rule Eased

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:12:50 -0400

Full article: New York Post
Rules barring companies from owning newspapers and TV stations in the same market were put on ice after a federal appeals court lifted a stay on a change that loosens those restrictions.

FCC to Host Media Cross-Ownership Workshop in Tampa

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:34:38 -0400

Full article: Radio Survivor
Paul Riismandel
In advance of its upcoming biannual review of media ownership rules, the FCC is holding a series of workshops on the issue. These workshops are less formal and expansive than hearings, and tend to be focused on a smaller array of topics.

FCC to Hold Media Ownership Workshop in Tampa on April 20

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:02:51 -0400

Full article: Creative Loafing Tampa
Mitch Perry
The FCC announced that they will be returning to Tampa next month, where "cross-ownership" will be the theme. The is apparently re-exploring newspaper-broadcast and TV-radio cross-ownership rules.

FCC: Here's Why We Denied News Corp. Waiver Challenge in 2008

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:52:46 -0400

Full article: Multichannel News
John Eggerton
The FCC released an order denying a challenge to News Corp.'s co-ownership of WNYW-TV New York and WWOR-TV Secaucus, N.J., and the <em>New York Post</em> via FCC waivers. The challenge had been lodged by the United Church of Christ and Rainbow/PUSH and the decision reached on Jan. 15, 2008.

Economy Is FCC's Top Job, Says McDowell

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:26:05 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
In a recent interview, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell says he believes that the agency should be more concerned about bolstering the sagging economy than involving itself in the "regulatory arbitrage" that just takes away from one market player to give to another. He also wants to "lift any regulatory boulders" off broadcasters and newspapers.

FCC's McDowell Still Says Cross-Ownership Could Save Newspapers

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:01:10 -0400

Full article: Meda Post
Erik Sass
Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, wrote a letter urging the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to expedite a legal decision in the Media Alliance's challenge to the agency's media cross-ownership rules. McDowell suggested that broadcasters might rescue some beleaguered newspapers. But others say broadcasters have their own problems.

Media Mergers Threaten Community News

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:54:04 -0400

Full article: Government Technology
Sascha Meinrath
The federal government's media ownership policies have tremendous impact on the community media that has traditionally played an important role in fostering community awareness and involvement. Several organizations have joined the StopBigMedia.com coalition to fight further media consolidation.