Localism

Bay Citizen Blazes Local Nonprofit News Trail

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:07:37 -0400

Full article: NetNewsCheck
Michael Depp
Nonprofit news site the <em>Bay Citizen</em> got a jump start to success early in its life with a unique content relationship with the <em>New York Times</em> that provides two pages of local news for the newspaper's Northern California edition.

Media Minutes: June 17, 2011

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:10:32 -0400

The FCC released its 450-page assessment on the future of media. Unfortunately, many the report’s recommendations around localism, media consolidation and transparency are contradictory to its analysis. And Sonic’s new 1 Gbps fiber broadband connection with two phone lines for $70 is sure to shake up the broadband market in Sonoma County.

Media Minutes (2011-06-17-11)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:01:30 -0400

Free Press: FCC Report Falls Far Short of Real Solutions

Stevie Converse — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:37:11 -0400

Full article: Free Press
The FCC released its long-awaited report on the future of media, now re-titled "The Technology and Information Needs of Communities." Free Press is still reviewing the document but said that at first glance, the report appears to be a major disappointment. "The agency's conclusions seem disconnected from it's own evidence," said Free Press President Craig Aaron. "The report discusses many important ideas, but where the FCC actually has the power to help local communities, the agency abdicates its responsibility."

FCC Report Proposes Closing Localism Proceeding, Scrapping Enhanced Disclosure

Stevie Converse — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:05:16 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The FCC's long-awaited report on the information needs of communities (465 pages including footnotes, said one commissioner) was released Thursday with a mix of praise and criticism for local TV station news. Recommendations include that the FCC should terminate its localism proceeding and replace enhanced disclosure of TV station's public service programming with a more streamlined, online version. Commissioner Michael Copps, who was critical of the report, said he would continue to push for enhanced disclosure and localism and called for commission hearings on the issues.

Telemundo's Second Language: Localism

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:26:51 -0500

Full article: TVNewsCheck
The NBC-owned group of Spanish-language stations has reversed course from a 2006 decision to reduce its locally produced news programming and is actively beefing up its local news and programming both on the air and online as well as in the growing mobile space.

Public Interest and Civil Rights Groups Speak Out Against Unfounded Attacks on Mark Lloyd

Moira Vahey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:35:47 -0400

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, more than 50 civil rights, public interest and grassroots organizations sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and congressional leaders supporting Mark Lloyd, the associate general counsel and chief diversity officer of the FCC, and the agency's longstanding mission to promote localism, diversity and competition in the media.

Short-Sighted?

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:16:24 -0400

Full article: The Phoenix
David Scharfenberg
There may, in the end, be no way to save the American metropolitan newspaper. Plummeting advertising revenue and competition from the Internet often seem forces too daunting for even the savviest of publishers. But in the last couple of years, broadsheets from Boston to Denver to San Francisco have settled on a single strategy: Go local.

Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to FCC Rule

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:54:45 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
The Supreme Court won't stop the FCC from setting rules making it easier for new cable TV competitors to gain local franchises. The high court refused to hear an appeal from local governments saying the FCC had overstepped its authority.

MRC Says It Delivered Almost 400,000 Anti-Fairness Doctrine Petitions to Hill

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:35:09 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The Media Research Center and its Free Speech Alliance initiative delivered almost 400,000 petitions to house Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to hold a floor vote on a stand-alone bill to prevent the FCC from re-imposing the fairness doctrine.