April 2007

Groups call for CBS to fire New York shock-jocks

ASIAN AMERICAN GROUPS CALL FOR CBS TO FIRE NEW YORK SHOCK-JOCKS
[SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle, AUTHOR: Vanessa Hua]

Activists Seek Access To All Debate Footage

ACTIVISTS SEEK ACCESS TO ALL DEBATE FOOTAGE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Study: Students Don't Understand Copyright Rules

STUDY: STUDENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT RULES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The majority of students (87%) who upload copyrighted material to user-generated video sites like YouTube, Facebook or MySpace don't get permission from copyright owners, even though most (74%) believe it is fair to pay people for their use. That's according to a new, albeit limited, study of college students who upload video to Web sites conducted by a pair of professors at American University and the Washington College of Law.

Why MySpace Blinked

WHY MYSPACE BLINKED
[SOURCE: Forbes, AUTHOR: Rachel Rosmarin]

Dean: Ban Media and Candidates Will Talk

DEAN: BAN MEDIA AND CANDIDATES WILL TALK
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: ]

Campus Rampage is 2007's Biggest Story By Far

CAMPUS RAMPAGE IS 2007'S BIGGEST STORY BY FAR
[SOURCE: Project for Excellence in Journalism, AUTHOR: Mark Jurkowitz and Paul Hitlin]

Bush bad communicator: Murdoch

BUSH BAD COMMUNICATOR: MURDOCH
[SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald]

U.S. court seems split over broadcast political ads

U.S. COURT SEEMS SPLIT OVER BROADCAST POLITICAL ADS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: James Vicini]
The argument that a law banning some broadcast ads before an election violates U.S. free-speech rights won some backing from conservatives on the Supreme Court on Wednesday while liberals said it limited the influence of money in politics. The two views of the federal law emerged during arguments in a case that could determine whether the ban remains in effect and how it is applied for next year's presidential and congressional campaigns.

N.Y. mayor’s gun control ad pulled from Wichita TV station

NY MAYOR'S GUN CONTROL AD PULLED FROM WICHITA TV STATION
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Sara Kugler]

TV United to Derail Drug Ad Restrictions

TV UNITED TO DERAIL DRUG AD RESTRICTIONS
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Kim McAvoy]