media policy

We Need a Political Litmus Test for Tech and SOPA Isn't It

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:13:57 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
A growing problem as the web and technology becomes more central to how we share, communicate and work is that an average person doesn’t know how abstract laws can affect their lives and the media doesn’t expose how well (or poorly) politicians understand technology. As a result, certain companies with lobbyists are getting away moulding our laws and policies in their favor and in the process they are going to hinder how Internet works and thrives.

Mike Wassenaar on Media Arts and Media Policy

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:32:38 -0400

Mike Wassenaar is the Executive Director of the St. Paul Neighborhood Network. This audio clip is a Media Minutes Extra from his interview for the Sept. 18, 2009 program.

Who's Holding the Remote?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:47:59 -0400

Full article: Chicago Reader
Liam Warfield
To media activist Mitchell Szczepanczyk, the digital TV conversion remains a perfect opportunity to focus the public's attention on the flaws of media policy in general: The more people know about current media policy, the more they get angry and the more they want to get involved.

Media Minutes: February 6, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:13:49 -0500

A new book written by 16 scholars lays out a communications policy agenda for the Obama administration. And the National Hispanic Media Coalition wants to know whether a spike in anti-Latino hate speech in the media is contributing to increased violence against Latinos.

Media Minutes: February 6, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:07:42 -0500

Obama Tech Appointments Seen Coming Soon

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:03 -0500

Full article: Reuters
Kim Dixon
President-elect Barack Obama, whose campaign used text messaging and the Internet to raise millions of dollars, is expected to announce key technology appointments as early as this week.

2009 Media & Tech Priorities: A Public Interest Agenda

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:15:29 -0500

Free Press released 2009 Media & Tech Priorities: A Public Interest Agenda, a comprehensive look at the key media and telecommunications policies President-elect Barack Obama and Congress should implement next year.

2009 Media & Tech Priorities: A Public Interest Agenda

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:34:03 -0500

Full article: Free Press
Free Press released <em>2009 Media & Tech Priorities: A Public Interest Agenda</em>, a comprehensive look at the key media and telecommunications policies President-elect Barack Obama and Congress should implement next year.

The Changing Media Policy in the Obama Administration

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:09:47 -0500

Full article: Chicago Public Radio
President-elect Barack Obama will have a chance to remake the FCC, which will make decisions on everything from media consolidation to Internet access. Chicago Public Radio interviews Robert McChesney, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and co-founder of Free Press, about how media policy may change in an Obama administration. <em>(Audio 9:00)</em>

Obama's Media Policy: Broadband and Breaking Up Telecom/Cable/Broadcast Monopolies

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:38:16 -0500

Full article: Open Left
Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller of Open Left talks with Harold Feld of Media Access Project on the future of U.S. media and Internet policy under an Obama administration.