700 Club

Media Minutes: May 16, 2008

Candace Clement — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:14 -0400

As editor-in-chief of a publication for African immigrants, Edwin Okong’o strives for journalistic excellence to build a bridge between cultures and dispel American stereotypes of Africa and African communities. And the FCC was in the news last week for a couple of ill-considered decisions that raised the hackles of public interest and media reform groups.

Media Minutes (2008-05-16)

Candace Clement — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:05:38 -0400

FCC's latest Big Media giveaway: Paris Hilton = hard news

mthompson — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:42:02 -0400

The FCC just ruled that Fox's celebrity gossip show "TMZ" qualifies as a "bona fide newscast" --making it even easier for Big Media companies to replace real journalism with cheap junk news.

'TMZ,' '700' Pass FCC News Test

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:49:33 -0400

It might come as news that talking about gossip or God on television qualifies as news.

The Federal Communications Commission has ruled as such in the cases of Fox's "TMZ" and the Christian Broadcast Network's "The 700 Club," declaring Friday that each show meets the test for "a bona fide newscast" and therefore would not trigger political equal-time requirements.