Fairness Doctrine handed strong rebuke in US House
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), a former radio talk show host, may be on the minority side of the isle in the US House of...
Imus on the Congressional calendar
Ed Markey (D-MA) has shown a ravenous appetite for broadcast and communications issues since taking over a key House Energy & Commerce Committee subcommittee....
Fairness battle returning to Washington?
It's no secret that Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) would like to see the Fairness Doctrine brought back to life, requiring that views expressed over America's...
Correction
Many thanks to the many alert readers who pointed out that Larry Craig is an alert senator. That's Larry Craig (R-ID). We regret referencing...
Defense of free speech
At the Commerce Committee hearing on media violence, Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe submitted his written testimony for the record and then ignored the...
Violent testimony
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was unable to make the Commerce Committee hearing on media violence due to a family emergency. That left a gaping...
Rockefeller declares war on violence
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) briefly paid tribute to retired Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) as he carried forward the baton in the crusade against media...
There’s a new senator in town
The seat of the late Larry Craig (R-WY) has been filled by a Democratic governor with a Republican, due to an unusual law in...
Supremes open the door for late-term issue ads
"Where the First Amendment is implicated, the tie goes to the speaker, not the censor," wrote US Chief Justice John Roberts, with the Supreme...
Slow turnaround allows MVPD to skate on EEO violation
RCN Corporation, which provides bundled CATV, telephone and internet service in several markets, failed to meet its EEO requirements over a two year period....
Martin a star witness at CommComm violence session
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will be a panel of one when the Senate Commerce Committee sits down to discuss "The Impact of Violence on...
Inhofe sounds alarm about Fairness
Although the phrase Fairness Doctrine did not come up during the course of a brief exchange between evening talker John Ziegler and Sen. James...
Key senators press FCC for swift Tribune assessment
The proposed Sam Zell/ESOP acquisition of Tribune Company is pending, with a major sticking point in the form of five broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership platforms which...
Cities ask court to slam on FCC’s brakes
The issue: The FCC's ruling to grease the wheels of telco expansion into the MVPD business. The new rules, they say, "will severely restrict...
Markey’s wide-ranging session
Keeping the heat on the children's theme this summer, the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, chaired by Ed Markey (D-MA), will be looking...