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Media Minutes: November 12, 2010

Candace Clement — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:02:09 -0500

The mayor of Seattle wants to slash the budget for Seattle's public access TV station, SCAN-TV. Several organizations are urging city counselors to reject the proposal to cut funding. And a watchdog partnership in Haiti is reporting on the untold stories of Haiti's reconstruction from the earthquake that devastated the country last January.

Hip Hop Congress Eighth Annual Conference 'This Is Our Time'

Jordan Berg — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:52:38 -0400

Start: 07/28/2009 - 23:00

End: 08/01/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

This year’s conference will depart greatly from conferences of the past, as it will be focused on direct education and action, community service, cultural performance and organizing and a minimum of panels and non-goal oriented events. Instead Hip Hop Congress wants to shift the focus from analyzing Hip Hop to doing it and being it.

Washington Governor OKs Tax Cut for Newspapers

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:04:17 -0400

Full article: Seattle Times
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a tax break for the state's troubled newspaper industry. The new law gives newspaper printers and publishers a 40 percent cut in the state's main business tax. The discounted rate mirrors breaks given in years past to the Boeing Co. and the timber industry.

Washington State Legislature Passes Broadband Bill

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:29:55 -0400

Full article: Reclaim the Media
The Washington State Legislature approved broadband legislation which will help bring new high-speed Internet access to residents, businesses, educational institutions, public health and safety services, local governments and community organizations in underserved parts of Washington State.

Washington State Gives Tax Break to Newspapers -- to Save Them

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:13:28 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
With one of the state's largest daily newspapers seemingly on the brink of printing its last edition and others furiously cutting costs, the Washington state legislature has approved a temporary tax break for newspapers.

PEG Bill Introduced in Washington State

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:27:43 -0500

Full article: Washington Votes
A bill was introduced in the Washington state legislature by Sen. Eric Oemig, (D-Kirkland) that would require a local government granting a franchise to a cable television service to include public, education, and government access channels on the franchisee's lowest cost tier of service .

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Up for Sale

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:05:28 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
Hearst Corp. put Seattle's oldest newspaper, the <em>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</em>, up for sale, saying that if it can't find a buyer in the next 60 days, the paper will close or continue to exist only on the Internet.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer to be Sold, or Closed

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:34:30 -0500

Full article: King 5 News
Linda Byron and Elisa Hahn
Seattle may soon become a one-newspaper town. Like many newspapers across America, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has been struggling to survive. Hearst Corporation, who owns the paper, will announce that it's putting the Post-Intelligencer up for sale.

The Seattle Times Co. Cuts 10 Percent of Work Force

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:29:33 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
The Seattle Times Co. is cutting 130 to 150 staff positions through a combination of buyouts and layoffs, <em>The Seattle Times</em> reported. The reduction is about 10 percent of the paper's work force and is occurring seven months after a similar round of cutbacks, the paper added.

West Virginia Wants Rural Wireless

Stevie Converse — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:02:34 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
A new report regarding cell phone coverage in West Virginia has found that an overwhelming majority of residents feel that rural coverage is of utmost importance and is a pressing need that should be taken seriously by the local government.