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New FCC Rules Ignore Crisis in Minority Media Ownership

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:56:56 -0800

The Federal Communications Commission's December 18th vote to relax its newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule is a huge disappointment to all minority owned media, according to UNITY: Journalists o

Challenging Voldemedia

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:51:55 -0800

Is Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin working under the Imperius Curse?

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

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:04:53 -0800

Earlier this week the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to relax rules against cross-ownership of d

The FCC Voted: Time to Raise Hell

Stevie Converse — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:00:18 -0800

Today, Bush-appointed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin rammed through a 3-2 partisan vote to remove the longstand

What Do the Moguls Want from the FCC?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:05:06 -0800

The short answer: more power.

Big Media Consolidation and the FCC

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:42:18 -0800

Big Media Consolidation and the FCC

FCC Hearing in New Jersey: An 'Unprecedented' Opportunity to Speak Up

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:27:00 -0800

It's bad enough that one of the state's largest newspapers is a bit lacking in the objectivity department.

Stop Big Media -- WGA Connects Strike Issues with Ownership and Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:47:53 -0800

Bill Moyers reports on FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who against an outcry of public and political protest wants to hand Big Media even bigger, mo

Big Turnout Against Big Media in Seattle

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:07:35 -0800

The Federal Communications Commission got an earful Friday at a packed media ownership hearing in Seattle.

Think Again -- Rejected Reruns from the FCC

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:53:59 -0700

Media concentration at the national level is continuing apace. Case in point: Rupert Murdoch is rapidly adding media outlets to his portfolio, most recently picking up Dow Jones & Co.

Media Consolidation Debate

Stevie Converse — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:12:21 -0700

When Rupert Murdoch won control of Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, over the stringent objections of most of the staff of the journal and almost, but not quite, half of the family that con

Stop the Media Grab

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:53:24 -0700

If FCC chairman Kevin Martin gets his way, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch will be able to go into the largest American city and buy the daily newspapers, the "alternative" weeklies, the neighborhood and

Industry Ears' Statement on the FCC Proposed Media Ownership Rules

Stevie Converse — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:46:55 -0700

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J.

FCC Chairman Circulates Plan to Bend the Citizenry over a Mahogany Desk

Stevie Converse — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:00:23 -0700

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StopBigMedia.com Coalition Shocked by FCC's Secret Timetable

Stevie Converse — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:13:28 -0700

The StopBigMedia.com Coalition is shocked and dismayed over news that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is secretly pushing for a vote to relax media ownership rules by Dec. 18.

Media Consolidation Is a Civil Rights Issue

Stevie Converse — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:51:43 -0700

In a guest post, Reverend Jesse L.

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Call to Action on Female-Minority Ownership Panel

Stevie Converse — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:46:25 -0700

In a guest blog post, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein calls on the FCC and Chairman Martin to establish a task force to study the impact of media consolidation on female and minority ownership.

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Free Speech Shouldn't End at Verizon's Door

Stevie Converse — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:37:15 -0700

Verizon got caught blocking pro-choice text messages on Wednesday.

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The National Crisis in Minority Media Ownership

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:09:22 -0700

In a guest blog post, Rep. Hilda Solis calls on the FCC to establish a task force to study the impact of media consolidation on female and minority ownership.

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The Jena 6 and the Media

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:28:15 -0700

Eugene Robinson's Sept.

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