lobbyists

Facebook's New Friend Request: Political Insiders

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:09:45 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Facebook is friending the feds. The company has put political veterans in key executive roles and board positions. It's also quickly built up a powerhouse Washington lobbying operation and established a political action committee to make it easy for employees to donate to candidates.

How Much Did Media Companies Spend Lobbying on SOPA and PIPA?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:05 -0500

Full article: Media Matters for America
Ben Dimiero
Last fall, while television news outlets were largely ignoring the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act during their evening news and opinion programming, their parent companies were busy paying an army of lobbyists to influence Congress on the then-pending legislation. Media companies hired 28 different lobbying firms to lobby Congress on SOPA and Protect IP. How much did this lobbying blitz cost?

Netflix Streaming to Washington

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:36:42 -0400

Full article: Politico
Kim Hart
Netflix is trying to win back the favor of consumers after a recent price increase, and it's also trying to win the favor of policymakers in Washington. The video rental and online streaming company has hired two big names to boost its Beltway operations.

Get to Know Twitter's New Lobbying Powerhouse

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:01:17 -0400

Full article: The Atlantic
John Hudson
Following recent moves by Google and Facebook to beef up their lobbying might in Washington, D.C., Twitter is stepping up to the plate in a big way. Today, the company announced the hire of telecom policy juggernaut Colin Crowell.

Twitter Expands Its D.C. Presence

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:15:12 -0400

Full article: Politico
Jennifer Martinez
Twitter took a big and public step into the Washington tech-policy waters by announcing the hire of telecom policy veteran Colin Crowell.

Research Links Financial Crisis to Revolving-Door Lobbyists

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:21:03 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Dan Froomkin
Two economists at the International Monetary Fund crunched the numbers and determined lobbying by lenders and other U.S. financial interests encouraged the watering-down of regulations that contributed to the 2007 meltdown of the mortgage market.

Media Minutes: June 3, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:36:34 -0400

As FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker leaves the agency for a lucrative job at Comcast, Free Press delivered a letter to the Commission, asking the four remaining commissioners to pledge they won’t seek or accept employment with AT&T or T-Mobile, since they will be voting on that $39 billion merger. Also, some updates on DC's revolving door and public media funding in Florida.

Media Minutes: May 27, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:22:23 -0400

Comcast’s effort to stifle an organization for criticizing its political work created a bigger problem for the media giant. And North Carolina’s broadband future is looking grim with a new law that severely restricts community broadband networks.

Media Minutes: May 20, 2011

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:37:50 -0400

FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker’s announcement that she’s taking a lucrative job with Comcast-NBC has struck a chord of frustration nationwide. And Righthaven, a company notorious for shaking down small bloggers on questionable copyright claims, is now in the hotseat.

Media Minutes (2011-05-20)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:31:14 -0400