October 2006

Ten Years Ago... AOL Wants to Be Viewed Like a Cable-TV Company

AOL Wants to Be Viewed Like a Cable-TV Company: It remains to be seen if that analogy really fits the online industry
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 10/31/1996, AUTHOR: Bart Zeigler and Jared Sandberg]

CORRECTION: Net Neutrality not on FCC Agenda

** CORRECTION: We misidentified an item on Friday's FCC agenda as Network Neutrality. Instead, the Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning the classification of broadband over power line Internet access service. **

Here's the correct agenda:

MEDIA TITLE: Revision of Procedures Governing Amendments to FM Table of Allotments and Changes of Community of License in the Radio Broadcast Services (MB Docket No. 05-210)

Scams Use Leased Radio Time To Target Immigrant Listeners

SCAMS USED LEASED RADIO TIME TO TARGET IMMIGRANT LISTENERS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Jennifer Levitz jennifer.levitz@wsj.com]

Ads get Down and Dirty to Grab Attention

ADS GET DOWN AND DIRTY TO GRAB ATTENTION
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Theresa Howard]

FCC Flooded with Comments on Media Ownership

FCC FLOODED WITH COMMENTS ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP
[SOURCE: Broadcast Engineering]

Too Much Frenzy and Not Enough Reporting and Reflection

TOO MUCH FRENZY AND NOT ENOUGH REFLECTION
[SOURCE: Digital Destiny, AUTHOR: Jeff Chester]

Meet the new boss . . . a lot like the old boss

MEET THE NEW BOSS... A LOT LIKE THE OLD BOSS
[SOURCE: Miami Herald, AUTHOR: Edward Wasserman]

U.N. proposes changes to Net's operation

UN PROPOSES CHANGES TO NET'S OPERATION
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]

Heavy coverage at midterm favors Democrats, study says

HEAVY COVERAGE AT MIDTERM FAVORS DEMOCRATS, STUDY SAYS
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Peter Johnson]

Republicans' Double Negatives

REPUBLICANS' DOUBLE NEGATIVES
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: EJ Dionne Jr]