House Panel Votes to Protect Broadcasters’ Interests, Ignores Public Interest

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News of the movement for June 7, 2012     Media Policy at the FCC House Republicans Vote to Protect Broadcasters’ Interests, Ignore the Public Interest So determined are Republican members of Congress to kowtow to the broadcast industry that members of a House Appropriations subcommittee voted to strip the …

Reform in the Age of Corporate Lawyers

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Media Policy at the FCC Reform in the Age of Corporate Lawyers The FCC decision requiring television broadcasters to post data about political ad spending online is a milestone in the fight against political dominance by traditional media and the one percent. It defies every ounce of conventional wisdom in …