Free Press: Stop Big Media

Hip hop sticks it to Big Media

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:27:57 -0700

In a track called “Sly Fox” that’s been leaked in advance of his much-hyped upcoming album, legendary rapper Nas lays down a blistering critique of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch and media consolidation. Join the fight at StopBigMedia.com.

100 Days to Stop Big Media

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:06:32 -0700

Thanks to you, last month the Senate passed a critical bill that is the first step to stopping the FCC from letting Big Media get even bigger. Now the House must do the same.

Today we're launching a "100 Co-sponsors in 100 Days" drive. It's an all-out effort to get 100 House members to sign-on to the Resolution of Disapproval (H.J. Res. 79), which overturns the FCC’s giveaway to conglomerates. With your help this can happen before summer's end.

Bill Moyers on Senate Victory to Stop Big Media

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:43:56 -0700

NCMR 2008 speaker Bill Moyers talks about your recent victory in the Senate to Stop Big Media.

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

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:42:02 -0700

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.

YOUR TURN: Free Press activists take on Big Media

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:50:03 -0700

Free Press activist Michelle Potter made this video to spread the word about media consolidation and our campaign to Stop Big Media -- before the shot clock runs out.

Media Minutes: May 2, 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:08:57 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the agency will craft a new plan for a national public safety network. And the Senate Commerce Committee passed a legislative veto of the FCC’s new media ownership rules as Rupert Murdoch prepared to bid for a third New York newspaper.

Media Minutes 2008-05-02

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:55:37 -0700

UPDATE: Stop Big Media -- before the shot clock runs out

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:33:14 -0700

Over 250,000 of you wrote Congress and the FCC to Stop Big Media -- and Congress has responded.

Hacker on News Corp. Payroll for 10 Years

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:08:19 -0700

Rupert Murdoch, apparently not content to destroy The Wall Street Journal and Newsday (and, in the process, The New York Times) has resorted to hiring hackers.

CBS in Talks to Outsource Some of its Newsgathering to CNN

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:12:48 -0700

CBS, the home of the most celebrated news division in broadcasting, has been in discussions with Time Warner about a deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations to CNN, two executives briefed on the matter said Monday.