Timothy Karr

The Onslaught Is Coming to a TV Near You

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:08:45 -0500

Full article: StarTribune
Timothy Karr
As TV broadcasters rake in revenue from a new influx of Super PAC dollars in this election year, they should invest some of their gains in more news stories on election-year issues and campaigns. By investing some of their election-year profits in comprehensive coverage, stations can return to the community the information many need to better engage with democracy.

NAB Spars with Free Press over TV Campaign Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:29:58 -0500

Full article: Broadcast Engineering
Phil Kurtz
A report released last week by Free Press contending television broadcasters will reap nearly $3 billion in revenue from political advertising this year without fully disclosing to the public where that money comes from has drawn a sharp rebuke from the NAB.

Report Says Local Races Lacking TV Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:54:58 -0500

Full article: The Hill
Guatham Nagesh
Declines in the media business mean viewers are getting less news coverage and more political ads, according to a report from the media advocacy group Free Press.

News International Settles with 37 Alleged Hacking Victims

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:48 -0500

Full article: AdWeek
Emma Bazilian
News International has agreed to settle with 37 victims of News Group Newspapers’ alleged phone hacking. These latest revelations could affect the case against News Corp. in the U.S., where no charges have been officially filed against the company.

News Corp.’s Admission of Guilt Shouldn’t Fall on Deaf Ears in Washington

Jenn Ettinger — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:44 -0500

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, News Corp. admitted to British officials that “senior employees and directors” of the company’s British newspaper division, News Group Newspapers, knew about illegal phone hacking by News of the World staff “and sought to conceal it by deliberately deceiving investigators and destroying evidence.”

Iowa Kicks Off the Media's Mud Season

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:04:05 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Timothy Karr
It's estimated that American television viewers will see such political ads aired more than 200,000 times by the first week in November. What we're far less likely to see is any explanation of who really sponsors these ads, what interests they represent and whether the content of the attacks is true.

Free Press Blacks Out Website in Solidarity with American Censorship Day

Jenn Ettinger — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:38:12 -0500

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, Free Press, along with dozens of other groups, participated in American Censorship Day in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), a bill that would let corporations rip apart the open structure of the Internet.

Hundreds Gather to Protest Outside News Corp. Shareholders' Meeting in L.A.

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:21:36 -0400

Full article: ENews Park Forest
Hundreds of people gathered on the street outside News Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting to protest the media giant, which has been embroiled in a scandal over allegations of widespread phone hacking, bribery and extortion.

The Trouble With Rupert

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:42:48 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Timothy Karr
Beneath Rupert Murdoch's meltdown lies a bigger problem, and its one that's not confined to the United Kingdom. It plagues all consolidated news organizations that reach a certain size and stature, but especially News Corp: The problem of media that get too cozy with power.

WTF: GLAAD Supports 'Social Justice' in AT&T-T-Mobile Merger

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:54:34 -0400

Full article: Just Out
Erin Rook
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation seeks to act as bullhorn for the LGBT community, which is all well and fine, so long as they get the message right. A recent letter from GLAAD to the FCC in support of the AT&T-T-Mobile merger, in which the alliance attempts to link the duopoly with social justice, has us scratching our heads.