Howard Media Group files comments with the FCC opposing further consolidation within the broadcasting sector because of negative consequences it holds for minority and women's ownership.
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HMG Items
HMG members advocate more egalitarian ownership of broadcast media, especially with respect to minorities and women. They designate five areas for attention: objective standards for judging public interest performance; strengthening public...
HMG members provide their perspectives on the matters of competition, diversity and localism, which the FCC had opened for public comment. Among their points is a call for a clearer definition of “public interest,” and they provide a set of...
Other Articles Of Interest
After more than a decade of advocacy by public interest organizations, the Federal Communications Commission has finally required all television stations to post their public inspection files online at a website hosted by the FCC. This important...
Yong Jin Park, Scott W. Campbell, & Nojin Kwak: "Affect, Cognition and Reward: Predictors of Privacy Protection Online" reports the findings from a national survey testing the interplay between affective concerns and cognitive knowledge of...
Yong Jin Park: "Market Philosophy and Information Privacy" examines the evolution of U.S. policy shaping personal information flow. Alternative Internet policy models are discussed.
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The Media and Democracy Coalition is a collaboration of more than three-dozen of the nation’s leading advocates for communication rights. The coalition works toward a more open, accessible and accountable communications system.
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The FCC is a federal agency created by the Communications Act of 1934, and updated in subsequent legislation. It has the responsibility of regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in...
The CommLawBlog, which is sponsored by the law firm of Fletcher Heald & Hildreth, reflects the views of the bloggers who write for it. It provides up to date analysis of policy activities in the FCC and courts.
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