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Comcast Spends Big in Pressing for Merger

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:57:57 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter and Tim Arango
In Jeff Zucker's announcement that he was stepping aside as the head of NBCU, Comcast's purchase of the company was taken almost as a fait accompli. But the combination of NBC and Comcast is still undergoing government review, and Comcast has poured out its piggy bank in Washington to see it through, spending millions of dollars on lobbyists, donations, ads and investments.

Comcast Has a New Name, but Merger with NBC Universal Still a Bad Idea

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:57:39 -0400

Full article: AlterNet
Josh Silver, Mark Toney, Jorge Corralejo Len Canty and Samuel Kang
Comcast is a massive cable TV and Internet provider, which wants to merge with NBC Universal, one of the world's largest news and entertainment content providers. However, a history of bad corporate citizenship, as indicated by this latest deceptive maneuver has caught up with Comcast.

How the FCC Might Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:35 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
The Stop Big Media crowd is promising all-out combat against a proposed Comcast takeover of NBC Universal. The deal will have to pass muster with the FCC's always controversial media ownership rules, which are again in flux. We provide a refresher on how those rules have changed in the last eight years, and what it might mean for the merger.

Hawaii SSA Attracts Attention of National Watchdog

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:46:29 -0400

Full article: Radio Business Report
Stop Big Media is now on the case of the Raycom/MCG shared services agreement in Honolulu, which brings together three stations in the market, including an NBC, a CBS and a MyNetwork TV affiliate.

The Journalism Crash

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:14:38 -0500

Full article: StopBigMedia.com
Joseph Torres
The journalism profession is in crisis, where every week brings another bleak announcement. The situation looks dire, particularly for newspaper companies. The crisis in the media industry mirrors why our financial system is a mess. Big corporations pressured the government to deregulate industries.

Media Mergers Threaten Community News

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:22:49 -0400

Full article: Digital Communities
Sascha Meinrath
The past 20 years have seen an unprecedented number of media mergers among TV, radio, film, publishing and online holdings. In opposition to these massive media conglomerates is a growing bipartisan coalition of civil rights, public interest, consumer and local media organizations concerned about the quality of national and local news.

New FCC Rules Ignore Crisis in Minority Media Ownership

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:56:56 -0500

Full article: UNITY: Journalists of Color

Challenging Voldemedia

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:51:55 -0500

Full article: The Phoenix
Sharon Steele

Bush and the FCC Want Corporate Control of All Media -- and Congress Isn't Playing Along

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:04:53 -0500

Full article: Scholars & Rogues
Martin H. Bosworth

The FCC Voted: Time to Raise Hell

Stevie Converse — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:00:18 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Josh Silver