Politicians weigh renewal of Net access tax ban
POLITICIANS WEIGH RENEWAL OF NET ACCESS TAX BAN
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
May 2007
Rep. Gordon Wants 'Enhanced 911' Mandate
REP GORDON WANTS 'ENHANCED 911' MANDATE
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
Doyle Disses XM/Sirius Deal
DOYLE DISSES XM/SIRIUS DEAL
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Broadcasting and the Unabashed Regulator
BROADCASTING AND THE UNABASHED REGULATOR
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Harry A. Jessell]
FCC Preps To Collect Documents On Liberty/DirecTV
FCC PREPS TO COLLECT DOCUMENTS ON LIBERTY/DIRECTV
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The State Video-Franchise Bill Report Card
THE STATE VIDEO-FRANCHISE BILL REPORT CARD
[SOURCE: TelecomWeb]
Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Chicago Cable-Modem-Fee Ruling
ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT REVERSES CHICAGO CABLE-MODEM-FEE RULING
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
The City of Chicago may pursue franchise fees on modem service from its cable providers, according to a recent decision by the Illinois First District Appellate Court. The decision, issued May 17, said there is nothing in federal law that prevents the city from acting on its franchise agreement. The appellate ruling reversed a lower-court decision granting a dismissal to the city's cable operators, including Comcast, RCN and WideOpenWest.
News Corp. May 'Walk Away' From Dow Jones, Pali Says
NEWS CORP MAY 'WALK AWAY' FROM DOW JONES, PALI SAYS
[SOURCE: Bloomberg, AUTHOR: Leo Lazaroff]
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may be preparing to walk away from a $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. after trying without success to win support from the controlling Bancroft family, Pali Research analysts said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=apM1VCRrN.IM&refer=news
* The Wall Street Journal riddle
What the Mainstream Media Can Learn from Jon Stewart
WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CAN LEARN FROM JOHN STEWART
[SOURCE: American Journalism Review, AUTHOR: Rachel Smolkin ]
Turmoil Inside Iraq Leads the Week's News
TURMOIL INSIDE IRAQ LEADS THE WEEK'S NEWS
[SOURCE: Project for Excellence in Journalism, AUTHOR: Mark Jurkowitz]
Last week was one of the rare times this year when events inside Iraq generated more news coverage than the Washington-based policy debate over the war. And it marked the first time in 2007 that the bloodshed in Iraq -- which filled 10% of the overall newshole -- was the biggest story of the week, according to PEJ’s News Coverage Index for the period from May 13—May 18.
http://www.journalism.org/node/5689