FOIA clears WH foyer forya
President Bush kicked off the new year, in part, by signing into law bipartisan legislation strengthening tghe Freedom of Information Act. Thr thrust of...
FCC prepares two more DTV workshops
The deadline for the digital television conversion is just over a year away, and the FCC is helping to move the ball forward with...
National committees break even in November
Both the Republicans and Democrats maintain three national election committees -- one each attached to the Senate (DSCC & NRSC), one each to the...
Deans call on FCC to focus on newsgathering
A group of deans from prominent journalism colleges have taken to the OpEd pages of the New York Times, urging the FCC to keep...
Martin defends new rules
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is sticking by his assertion that the easing of cross-ownership restrictions in the top 20 Nielsen DMAs is a modest...
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a fund
The Federal Election Commission has provided matching funds to seven candidates for president, for a total of just under 19.3M. That compares to 15.4M...
FOIA bill clears Congress
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act, or OPEN Government Act, cleared both houses of Congress last week, pushed through by Patrick...
One last round of FCC commentary
The one thing that has been nearly impossible to find in the aftermath of the FCC's 12/18/07 Open Meeting is an observer who was...
Political portal: 12/17/07-12/21/07
The FCC Open Meeting of 12/18/07 provided more than enough fireworks to get the PR machines cranking at high speed last week. The big...
More reaction to the FCC's moves
Almost nobody was completely satisfied with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's agenda, which he pushed through at Tuesday's Open Meeting. Even those that agreed with...
FCC upholds Cumulus in battle over trust
Cumulus Broadcasting agreed to a swap with Clear Channel late last year in which it received eight stations in Ann Arbor and Battle Creek...
Senators threaten interference in football/cable dispute
John Kerry (D-MA) is making repeated offers to help broker a deal between the National Football League's NFL Network and certain large cable companies,...
Handicapping the royalties battle
Analyst at two key Wall Street firms are not expecting the imposition of performance fees on broadcasters anytime soon. Both Victor Miller at Bear...
Coming to a Capitol Hill office near you
Following the FCC's Tuesday vote, watchdog Stop Big Media didn't lose any time getting a click and send letter ready for its constituents to...
FCC action draws ample, mostly negative, commentary
"We're not done with this, not by a long shot," said Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) in comments about the FCC vote relaxing cross-ownership rules...