May 2006

Stevens Eases Pace on Franchising Bill

STEVENS EASES PACE ON FRANCHISING BILL
[SOURCE: MediaWeek, AUTHOR: Todd Shields]

Local Government Concerns Lead Senate Committee to Rethink Telecom Bill

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONCERNS LEAD SENATE COMMITTEE TO RETHINK TELECOM BILL
[SOURCE: National League of Cities press release]

Senate Votes to Set English as National Language

SENATE VOTES TO SET ENGLISH AS NATIONAL LANGUAGE
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Carl Hulse]

BellSouth Demands Retraction From USA Today on NSA Article

BELLSOUTH DEMANDS RETRACTION FROM USA TODAY ON NSA ARTICLE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Dionne Searcey dionne.searcey@wsj.com and Sarah Ellison]

A Nation of Suspects

A NATION OF SUSPECTS
[SOURCE: Center for American Progress, AUTHOR: Eric Alterman]
[Commentary] With the Democrats powerless to force Congress to respond, now, more than ever, the health of our political system depends on a media that holds power accountable, as the saying goes, “without fear or favor.” But fear is exactly what the administration seeks to sow in the minds of the media. With a president’s popularity plummeting, now is the time to find the courage to fight this fight as rights forfeited can rarely be reclaimed.

Senate Backs Ten Fold Hike in Indecency Fines

SENATE BACKS TEN FOLD HIKE IN INDECENCY FINES
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]

Networks Fight Rising Number Of FCC Fines

NETWORKS FIGHT RISING NUMBER OF FCC FINES
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Amy Schatz Amy.Schatz@wsj.com]

Univision, Televisa Disagree on Internet Rights

UNIVISION, TELEVISA DISAGREE ON INTERNET RIGHTS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Michele Gershberg]

Granite Suing Over Two WB Affils

GRANITE SUING OVER TWO WB AFFILS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Allison Romano]

One Billion People Online

ONE BILLION PEOPLE ONLINE
[SOURCE: eMarketer press release]