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The Cable TV Industry: Hardwiring Influence

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:21:37 -0800

Media Minutes: September 19, 2008

candace — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:39:39 -0700

A bill moving through Congress would allow the Department of Justice to bring civil suits against alleged copyright infringers at the expense of the taxpayers. And Jon Bartholomew discusses the Common Cause "Media Reform Plan."

Media Minutes (2008-09-19)

candace — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:32:34 -0700

Common Cause Releases Media Reform Agenda for the Next Administration

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:35:09 -0700

Common Cause Proposes Media Goals for New Administration

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:59:16 -0700

Activist and Media Justice Groups Decry Approval of New York City's Cable Franchise Agreement with Verizon

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:50:11 -0700

Common Cause/New York and People’s Production House expressed great regret and concern that the New York City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) abruptly approved an agreement between the City and Verizon after little opportunity for the public to participate in the process.

Big Media Slams Proposal to Roll Back Cross-Ownership Rule

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:45 -0700

Rarely has one Federal Communications Commission filing provoked as much ire as this. Thirteen major broadcast and newspaper groups have filed lengthy denunciations of a public interest group's appeal to redo the FCC's recent relaxation of its TV station/newspaper cross-ownership ban.

Media Critics Find 'Common Cause'

Stevie Converse — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:07:15 -0700

Without the acronym WMD, would American troops even be in Iraq right now? During the run-up to war, mainstream media outlets couldn’t get enough of repeating false Bush administration claims that Iraq was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction and posed a threat to the United States.

FCC Grants Media General License Renewals

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:25:53 -0700

The Federal Communications Commission granted license renewals to three Media General stations for which it also recently granted waivers of its newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule.

FCC Must Stop the XM-Sirius Merger

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:13:41 -0700

Common Cause is disappointed that the Department of Justice has approved the XM-Sirius satellite radio merger, clearing the path for ever more media consolidation. We are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to halt this dangerous potential monopoly.

Common Cause, Benton Challenge FCC Ownership Change

Stevie Converse — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:43:29 -0700

Yet another challenge has been filed to the Federal Communications Commission's decision to loosen the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules, a decision that has drawn more fire than an 18-point buck on the first day of hunting season.