Shield shelved again
The demands of the Senate Finance Committee once again deprived the Senate Judiciary Committee with enough members to do anything about the bill that...
FCC gets around to XM-Sirius info request
Back in the days when the National Association of Broadcasters was expending considerable effort trying to block the merger of XM and Sirius, it...
FTC convening journalism workshop
The Federal Trade Commission is accepting comments until 11/6/09 which it will incorporate into its planning for a wide-ranging look at the plight of...
Dorgan back to work on net neutrality
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) previously teamed up with Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to put forth legislation enshrining the concept of network neutrality for internet service providers...
Court’s Emily decision ties up FEC
The Federal Election Commission is trying to figure out the real-world ramifications of the DC Circuit’s decision allowing political action committees to spend at...
Genachowski admits FCC’s PPM role is limited
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) was the first broadcast group to get an official visit from new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (D). So, of course he
Leahy puts reporters shield in different form
If you can't do it right the first time, or second then try, try, try again. And that is what Patrick Leahy ios doing...
Five states sue for bigger House
People in Delaware, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota and Utah think their presence in the US House of Representatives is inadequate, and have persuaded the...
Judiciary moves SHVURA, delays shield
The debate over the massive health care package in the Senate Finance Committee managed to rob the Senate Judiciary Committee of the presence of...
FCC lays out schedule
You can mark your calendar, if you’re so inclined and like to keep track of what the five FCC Commissioners are up to. There...
NUDs/NHDs on McDowell’s radar
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said that an oblique FCC approach was necessary as the agency works with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters...
McDowell calls for indecency enforcement now
In an address before the National Religious Broadcasters Association, Commissioner Robert McDowell noted a 1.3M FCC backlog of indecency complaints and said that the...
All broadband, all the time
The FCC already allowed us a sneak sunshine peak at the agenda for the next Open Meeting Tuesday, 9/29/09. We learned then that the...
Another campaign rule toppled
Many think that the Supreme Court is about to make it easier for corporations and unions to spend money during an election. And while...
Shield vote, interrupted
The Senate Judiciary Committee failed to achieve a quorum last Thursday, and among the victims was the reporter’s shield. But the matter is already...