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NEW YORK – Even as public media are under attack on Capitol Hill, a new report shows how increasing, not cutting, federal funding can promote quality, independent journalism. The study, Public Media and Political Independence: Lessons for the Future of Journalism from Around the World, analyzes public media systems in 14 democratic countries, from Australia to Finland and France to Japan.

Responding to announcements Wednesday that Republicans in both the House and Senate introduced resolutions to reverse Net Neutrality rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in December, Free Press Political Adviser Joel Kelsey made the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC— More than one million Americans want Congress to know that playing politics with public media is unacceptable.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing with all five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission on the agency’s Net Neutrality rules adopted in December.

NEW YORK — With funding for public broadcasting under attack in Washington, a new report shows how the rest of the world has successfully supported vibrant public media systems.

Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.) intends to attach an amendment to the “continuing resolution” in the House that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using any funds to implement the Net Neutrality rules it passed last December.

WASHINGTON – On Monday, MetroPCS, the nation’s fifth-largest wireless provider, responded to charges by public interest groups that its new service plans block and discriminate against Internet content, applications and websites.

WASHINGTON — Budget-slashing House Republicans are taking aim at America’s public broadcasting system. The funding resolution introduced today by the House Appropriations Committee would eliminate more than $400 million in federal spending that supports local public radio and television stations and their programming.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Marquette, Mich., on Thursday, highlighting a new proposal for wireless innovation and infrastructure.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski delivered a speech to the Broadband Acceleration Conference touting the value of broadband and the need for continued investment in its infrastructure. He promised to cut the “red tape” that stands as “a significant obstacle to broadband deployment.”