Chicago

A Prime Case for Newsroom Diversity

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:40:07 -0400

Full article: Maynard Institute
Bob Butler
Pressure continues to mount on a Chicago television station that aired edited video making it seem as if a 4-year-old boy aspired to a life of crime. Professional journalism groups and the NAACP have criticized CBS station WBBM for violating one of the basic tenets of journalism ethics. Now, U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), whose district includes part of Chicago, has directed his staff to investigate the incident.

Collaboration or Collusion in Chicago TV News?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:56:29 -0400

Full article: Chicago Reader
Michael Miner
Local TV news operations across America have been merging their newsrooms -- circumventing media ownership rules. Chicago is the poster city for this kind of covert consolidation with a local news sharing agreement between four stations -- CBS, NBC, FOX and CW -- that combines journalists, crew and editorial staff to produce a single newscast.

After a Year, Chirp Radio Has Made Gains, but Is Still Awaiting Its Own Frequency

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:45:14 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Idalmy Carrera
The Local Community Radio Act, signed into law this month by President Obama, would seem a fitting first birthday present for Chirp Radio, a Chicago community radio project, except that the law does not help groups hoping to be awarded frequencies in the country's biggest radio markets.

Analyzing Comcast's 'Support'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:41:21 -0500

Full article: StopBigMedia.com
Mitchell Szczepanczyk
A new report shows that an FCC public hearing in Chicago about the Comcast-NBC merger, the public comments were almost evenly split. But the pro-Comcast speakers barely referred to the merger at all. And not one of them gave any reasons to support the merger that were directly relevant to the merger itself.

Free Press Urges FCC to Reject Comcast/NBC Deal

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:15:43 -0400

CHICAGO – Free Press President and CEO Josh Silver will testify today before the Federal Communications Commission’s public forum on Comcast’s proposed takeover of NBC Universal.

Silver Testimony for Chicago Hearing

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:56:05 -0400

Josh Silver testimony for FCC hearing in Chicago on proposed Comcast-NBC merger on July 13, 2010

Missing the Point: A Comical Hearing on Comcast-NBCU

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:48:24 -0400

Full article: Gapers Block
Timna Axel
Comcast's promises to Congress about improving its record on diversity doesn't matter. There's no guarantee that Comcast will live up to its word, and recent merger history shows us they won't. Comcast and NBC can make as many promises as they want and the politicians can earn points for demanding conditions, but once the deal is done, nobody will hold them to it.

Waters: Commissioner-Lite Chicago Forum 'Unacceptable'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:43:12 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who has been pushing the FCC to take its review of the Comcast-NBC merger on the road, is not happy with the commissioner turnout for its July 13 Chicago field forum on the deal.

Showdown in Chicago over the Comcast-NBCU Deal

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:18:23 -0400

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Bob Fernandez
Tuesday's public hearing on Comcast's proposed deal to acquire control of NBC Universal. The event in Chicago, hosted by the FCC, promises lively political theater over media consolidation issues with five hours of testimony from supporters and opponents of the $30 billion Comcast-NBCU deal and two hours of "open microphone" public comment.

Four FCC Regulators to Skip Chicago Workshop on Comcast-NBC Merger

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:24:52 -0400

Full article: National Journal
David Hatch
It's the biggest communications mega-merger of the Obama administration and a transaction that could reshape the media landscape for generations. Yet only one of the FCC's five regulators, Democrat Michael Copps, will bother to attend the agency's July 13 "public workshop" in Chicago on the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC Universal.