Broadcasting

I Understand Lou Dobbs

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media


Michael Wolff

Does Lou Dobbs feel sheepish about finding himself the troglodyte of American broadcasting? He has broken through to the sweetest spot in the media business.

Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Norman Horowitz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media


Norman Horowitz

Networks are all controlled by gigantic companies, who for the most part do business with the Federal government and would not be critical of the Federal government in any meaningful way.

Minority Broadcasters In Danger Of Extinction, Ask Geithner For Help

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media


Fourteen minority broadcasters sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Monday asking for financial assistance. In the current economic s...

HuffPost Finally Liberates Journalism with Investigative Fund

Diane Francis | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media


Diane Francis

The notion of independent financing of truly investigative journalistic projects is a grand idea. It means that strings are not attached and that efforts are judged by results on a case by case basis.

Three Quick Steps to Jump-Start America's Public Diplomacy

Jamie Metzl | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


Jamie Metzl

We must transform the American government's primary means of public communication from a one-way broadcast model to a two-way dialogue model.

Alhurra TV: Uncle Sam's Boondoggle

Nancy Snow | Posted 01.12.2009 | Media


Nancy Snow

I've been sifting through several studies of Alhurra Television that dropped like a "cascade of candor," to paraphrase David Frost's hoped for outcom...

Restore the Voice

Murray Fromson | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Murray Fromson

The international buzz caused by President-elect Obama earlier in the month offers him an opportunity to revive what had been a valuable American resource for so many years.

What's Missing? Optimism, That's What

Doug Krile | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media


Doug Krile

Hang around any television station these days and sniff out the attitude. It's far from positive. Nearly every projection for advertising revenue is headed the wrong way.

Current FCC Disputes Show Resilience of Long-Term Special Interests

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media


Art Brodsky

Should an industry so dedicated to stopping progress deserve any protections without any accompanying responsibilities? Everything should be on the table for discussion.

Olympic Broadcasters Still At Odds With Chinese Government

AP | STEPHEN WADE | Posted 07.31.2008 | Media


BEIJING — The Beijing Olympics may not look much different from previous games on TV. Behind the studio sets, however, world broadcasters have ...

The Power and Responsibility of our Nation's Broadcasters

Tim Robbins | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Tim Robbins

Broadcasters have the power to turn this nation away from the hatred and the divisive dialogue that has rendered such a corrosive effect on our body politic.