November 2006

Elections rake in big bucks for media outlets

ELECTIONS RAKE IN BIG BUCKS FOR MEDIA OUTLETS
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: David Lieberman]

On Election Night, Networks Plan to Proceed With Caution

ON ELECTION NIGHT, NETWORKS PLAN TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Howard Kurtz]

House Dems Urge AT&T Merger Vote

HOUSE DEMS URGE AT&T MERGER VOTE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

Why Citizen Movements Are Citizen Driven

WHY CITIZEN MOVEMENTS ARE CITIZEN DRIVEN
[SOURCE: Public Knowledge, AUTHOR: Harold Feld, Media Access Project]

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enough

UN DELEGATES: ENGLISH ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]

Improving ICANN Transparency Will Take Time

IMPROVING ICANN TRANSPARENCY WILL TAKE TIME
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy & Technology]

Cuba: We're forced to 'finance' the Internet

CUBA: WE'RE FORCED TO 'FINANCE' THE INTERNET
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]

Tribune Sale Update

TWO INVESTOR GROUPS OFFER BIDS FOR TRIBUNE COMPANY
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Two investor groups have submitted preliminary, nonbinding bids for Tribune Co. One group consists of Fort Worth-based Texas Pacific Group and Boston-based Thomas H. Lee Partners. Another bid by Boston-based Bain Capital was also submitted. Tribune’s holdings include the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs, WGN-TV and several other media outlets.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_con...

DOJ: Entercom Can Buy 15 if it Sells Three

DOJ: ENTERCOM CAN BUY 15 IF IT SELLS THREE
[SOURCE: MediaWeek, AUTHOR: Katy Bachman]

Air America on Ad Blacklist?

IR AMERICA ON AD BLACKLIST?
[SOURCE: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]