Form-filling was a two-person job
Everybody on all sides agrees that the 2010 Quadrennial Review should be data driven. However, Media General’s George Mahoney pointed out that there are...
Broadcaster/Industry ownership panel testimony
The NAB, two television groups and two minority broadcast associations were on the 11/4/09 FCC panel in preparation for the 2010 Quadrennial Review of...
E&C subcoms distract Genachowski
No less than two House Energy & Commerce subcommittees are joining forces to tackle the problem of distracted driving, which as a topic on...
FCC ownership Form 323 going live
The OMB has approved the FCC’s new ownership form, the one set up to accommodate enhanced disclosure for the purpose of gathering detailed ownership...
On tap for broadcast panel
The third and final FCC media ownership workshop for the week will feature five panelists, representing the NAB, two television groups and two minority...
Scholars expound on media ownership
The FCC convened the first of three panels in advance of its review of media ownership rules, the scholar panel. Coming next are the...
Scholars look at measuring media ownership
For the most part, the academic community agrees that the concepts of diversity, localism and competition enshrined as the basis of FCC media ownership...
Another go-around for distracted driving
The House Energy & Commerce Committee, echoing its sister committee in the Senate, is going to hold a session on distracted driving, an issue...
Reporters shield deal may lead to vote
A new and improved federal reporters shield has been cobbled together – one that meets with the approval of journalists, senators and the White...
FCC keeps the spotlight on broadband
The tentative agenda for the FCC’s November Open Meeting is out, and once again, it is all broadband, all the time. Broadcast will be...
How broadcast can benefit from distracted driving
As expected, the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the challenges posed by distracted drivers had absolutely nothing to do with radio. The biggest concern...
Walden back in the saddle
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), a former radio group owner, tweeted last week that he had come down with the dreaded H1N1 virus and would...
Nelson targeted on health care
Ben Nelson (D-NE) is one of the moderate Democrats in the Senate – some would even say he’s the most conservative Democrat – and...
Another trip to the Hill for Genachowski
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is just entering the second quarter of his term, but has already racked up an impressive total of frequent testifier...
Shield back in the saddle again
For the seventh time, the Senate Judiciary Committee will attempt to mark up S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009. The meeting...