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Tea Party Movement Plans 2010 Caucus

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics


Alex Brant-Zawadzki

The Tea Party movement hopes to calm dissension in its ranks in time for an April meeting of what is being called the Patriot Caucus.

Proposed FCC Rules Will Put Glenn Beck on the Gold Standard

N. E. Marsden | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media


N. E. Marsden

Beck insists that his reporting is not biased. Does he tell viewers that coins may not be the best way to buy gold? That too much gold can sink a portfolio? That gold may be the next bubble?

Turning Down $250 Million Is Not a Smart Move for ION or Minority TV Audiences

Deborah Douglas | Posted 12.10.2009 | Chicago


Deborah Douglas

Can you image what TV might look like if it looked like the people who watch it, often in higher proportions than the people being targeted by an overwhelming white, male corps of writers?

FCC Grills Verizon On High Fees

AP | Posted 12.04.2009 | Technology


NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when the...

Where Does Comcast/NBC Rate On The "Trade Association Scale"?

Harold Feld | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media


Harold Feld

While conventional wisdom holds that the Comcast/NBC merger will be approved with conditions, I think there is a small but not unreasonable chance that it will collapse under its own weight.

Is Journalism Going Through Its Own Reformation?

Alexander Howard | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Alexander Howard

The traditional "high priests of journalism" -- newspaper and magazine editors -- controlled what was covered. No more, or at least not in online news.

The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Community

Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Malkia A. Cyril

The big phone and cable companies want to get rid of Net Neutrality and control how the public accesses the Internet. This threat to Internet freedom isn't hypothetical.

FCC Eyes Bigger Broadband Role

wsj.com | AMY SCHATZ | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


The Federal Communications Commission began to lay the groundwork for a bigger federal role in the broadband business Wednesday, outlining the hurdles...

Cell Phones: Damaging The Brains Of Children?

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Devra Davis, Ph.D.

There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.

Those Who Hate The Fairness Doctrine Should Love Net Neutrality

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

If conservatives truly understood the Fairness Doctrine, then they wouldn't go around using it as a justification for opposing Net Neutrality.

Dear FCC, Please Don't Let Hollywood Break My TV

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology


Gary Shapiro

The MPAA is back -- this time, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- asking permission to disable lawfully purchased HDTV-capable TVs.

Innovation in America: An Autobahn, or a Suburban Street With Speed Bumps?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


Gary Shapiro

My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?

Howard Stern: Diamond in a Rough Patch

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Mario Almonte

For a man who almost single-handedly revolutionized the broadcasting industry, Stern continues to be spectacularly disrespected by the media that he so radically transformed.

Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Rep. Ed Markey

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

FCC Unanimously Supports 'Net Neutrality' Rule In Face Of Fierce Telecom Lobby

Reuters | Posted 10.23.2009 | Technology


U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously Thursday to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring o...

McCain Battles Google, Twitter, eBay Coalition Over Net Neutrality

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology


WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certai...

Jared Polis Signed Letter Opposing Net Neutrality Before Coming Out For It

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver


Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by ...

Wireless Catch-22

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.21.2009 | Technology


Jonathan Spalter

Few people in Washington are busier these days than FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who will deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress and unveil a proposal to safeguard an "open Internet."

Support Net Neutrality

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver


Rep. Jared Polis

Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consider a net neutrality framework for the internet.

Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

Republicans and Democrats are sending hostile letters to the FCC all in the cause of making sure that AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and the rest can run the Internet the way they want to and to hell with the way the it has developed.

FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

WSJ | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology


Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns...

C.A.L.M.: Loud TV Commercial Bill Would Curb Annoying Ads

DailyFinance | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business


Annoyingly loud TV commercials are like the weather. Everyone complains about them, but no one does anything about them. Except that lately, someone i...

FCC Chairman Channels Bruce Springsteen To Explain Net Neutrality

WSJ | Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology


We're not sure just where Bruce Springsteen stands on open Internet policies, said Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski Monday at a mu...

Washington Post Needs to Come Clean on Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

On Sept. 28, the paper printed a full-fledged editorial against Net Neutrality without revealing to readers that the Washington Post Co. has an economic incentive to block online speech.