public interest

Another Local TV Duopoly Is a Bad Idea

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:53:28 -0700

No Local Election Coverage on TV? No Problem, Says FCC

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:20:56 -0700

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Speaks at National Conference for Media Reform

Alex Kahn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:12:26 -0700

Thank you. And thank you Free Press for showing America what an Honest-to-God grassroots citizens’ conference looks like. You guys are democracy at its best!

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Speaks at National Conference for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:59:10 -0700

Thank you. And thank you Free Press for showing America what an Honest-to-God grassroots citizens’ conference looks like. You guys are democracy at its best!

Public Interest Groups Weigh In on Localism

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:14:38 -0700

A group representing TV producers, actors and others from Hollywood joined with Catholic bishops, the Campaign Legal Center and various anti-media-consolidation activist organizations to ask the Federal Communications Commission to impose additional public-interest requirements on broadcasters who want a fast track to a new license.

FP Letter of Support for H.R. 4882

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:29:23 -0700

Ben Scott's congressional letter urges support for the Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act (H.R. 4882), which was introduced by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.).

Bill Aimed at Phone Deregulation Passes State Senate Panel

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:17:14 -0700

A drive to eliminate much of the last vestiges of conventional home telephone regulation by the state won a key endorsement Tuesday from a Senate committee. Under the bill, state regulators would no longer analyze a proposed phone company merger to determine, for instance, if it is in the public interest or if part of the merger's savings should be returned to customers.

Broadcasters Scramble to Change the Channel on FCC's Community Mandates

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:32:43 -0700

As U.S. broadcasters gather in Las Vegas this week for an annual meeting, a hot topic is a plan to make them do more to serve communities, from creating citizen advisory panels to sharing radio playlists with the government.

Does 'Red Lion' Still Roar?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:47:39 -0700

Start: 04/18/2008 - 09:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Summary: The Administrative Law Review and the Washington College of Law’s Media Law Society is holding this symposium in the hopes of advancing general understanding of the Fairness Doctrine and related regulations, which required broadcasters to cover controversial issues of local importance and to observe rights of reply, by eliciting discussion and elucidating the evolution of and outlook for the scholarly, industry and public views on these issues.

Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act (H.R. 4882)

Migrated Content — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:35:08 -0800

The Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act (H.R. 4882), introduced by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), would strengthen public interest obligations on broadcasters by requiring those seeking license renewal to demonstrate that they have made a dedication to civic affairs in their community.