June 2007

For upcoming media policy events, see=20
http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=3Devent/2007/06/19/month/all/all

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Bush aides may have illegally lost e-mail
'Signing Statements' Study Finds Administration Has Ignored Laws
Media tips from a departing premier: Keep news and views distinct

CONTENT
Hearings Scheduled On TV's Impact On Kids
Dems Seek Study Of Broadcast Speech and Hate Crimes
Rockefeller Bill Stalled by Court Ruling
CDT Submits Comments to FCC in Internet Neutrality Inquiry
Kellogg Move Bodes Ill for Ads to Kids
Google's breakneck changes stoke privacy fears
Films target kids to push limits of violence

INTERNET/BROADBAND
The Case for a National Broadband Policy
ACA to FCC: Curb Broadband-Reporting Requirements
U.S. Internet Users Primed For Municipal Wi-Fi Option
AT&T soft-pedals cheapest DSL

OWNERSHIP
Big media vs. the grassroots: A status report
'Upfront' ad sales show that network TV is still dominant
Sirius, XM Shares Show Greater Risk of Rally Than Further Slide
72 More Reps Lead Big Parade Against XM/Sirius
Women In Business Group Sides With XM/Sirius on Merger
Senators Push FCC For Tribune Decision
FCC Seeking More Data from News Corp., Liberty

QUICKLY -- Double Trouble for US Telecoms; FCC=20
Cites Dell For Failure To Label TV Sets; New=20
Twist in Immigration Fight is Big News

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

BUSH AIDES MAY HAVE ILLEGALLY LOST E-MAIL, DEMS SAY
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Andy Sullivan]
Karl Rove and dozens of other White House=20
staffers appear to have illegally routed official=20
e-mails through a Republican group that=20
subsequently deleted them, a congressional report=20
said on Monday. By using Republican National=20
Committee e-mail accounts for official business,=20
senior White House aides may have broken a law=20
requiring them to preserve presidential records,=20
the House Committee on Oversight and Government=20
Reform said in an interim report. "This should be=20
a matter of grave concern for anyone who values=20
open government and the preservation of an=20
accurate historical record," said committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1839309320070618
* House Panel Says Records of E-Mails Are Missing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/washington/19email.html
* Probe: E-mail trails missing for 51 officials linked to RNC
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20070619/a_emails19.art.htm

'SIGNING STATEMENTS' STUDY FINDS ADMINISTRATION HAS IGNORED LAWS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Jonathan Weisman]
President Bush has asserted that he is not=20
necessarily bound by the bills he signs into law,=20
and yesterday a congressional study found=20
multiple examples in which the administration has=20
not complied with the requirements of the new=20
statutes. President Bush has been criticized for=20
his use of "signing statements," in which he=20
invokes presidential authority to challenge=20
provisions of legislation passed by Congress. The=20
president has challenged a federal ban on=20
torture, a request for data on the administration=20
of the USA Patriot Act and numerous other=20
assertions of congressional power. As recently as=20
December, Bush asserted the authority to open=20
U.S. mail without judicial warrants in a signing=20
statement attached to a postal reform bill. For=20
the first time, the nonpartisan Government=20
Accountability Office -- Congress's investigative=20
arm -- tried to ascertain whether the=20
administration has made good on such declarations=20
of presidential power. In appropriations acts for=20
fiscal 2006, GAO investigators found 160 separate=20
provisions that Bush had objected to in signing=20
statements. They then chose 19 to follow. Of=20
those 19 provisions, six -- nearly a third --=20
were not carried out according to law. Ten were=20
executed by the executive branch. On three=20
others, conditions did not require an executive=20
branch response. The instances of noncompliance=20
were not as dramatic as some of the signing=20
statements that have caused the most stir, such=20
as Bush's suggestion that he was not bound by a=20
ban on torture in U.S. military detention=20
facilities. But congressional aides said they were significant.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/18/AR200706...
1412.html
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MEDIA TIPS FROM A DEPARTING PREMIER: KEEP NEWS AND VIEWS DISTINCT
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR:=20
Tony Blair, British prime minister]
[Commentary] Excerpts from Blair's speech given=20
at Reuters headquarters in London on June 12.=20
"The audience needs to be arrested, held, and=20
their emotions engaged; something that is=20
interesting is less powerful than something that=20
makes you angry or shocked. And the consequences=20
of this are acute. First, scandal or controversy=20
beats ordinary reporting hands down. News is=20
rarely news unless it generates heat as much as=20
or more than light. Second, attacking motive is=20
far more potent than attacking judgment....=20
Third, the fear of missing out means that today's=20
media, more than ever before, hunts in a pack....=20
Fourth, rather than just report news, even if=20
sensational or controversial, the new technique=20
is commentary on the news being as, if not more,=20
important than the news itself."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0619/p09s02-coop.html

CONTENT

HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON TV's IMPACT ON KIDS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a June 26=20
hearing on the impact of violent TV programming=20
on kids, prompted by the FCC violence report to=20
Congress that suggested legislators could give=20
the FCC the power to regulate violence as it does=20
indecency, and that mandating a la carte cable=20
would be another way to give parents more control=20
of their TV channels. On the House side, the=20
Telecommunications Subcommittee has scheduled a=20
hearing for Friday June 22 on "The Images Kids=20
See On The Screen" that, in addition to violence,=20
will look at depictions of smoking and marketing of snack/junk foods to kid=
s.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452989.html?rssid=3D193
* Senate Hearing: Impact of Media Violence on Children
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=3DHearings.Hearin...
earing_ID=3D1879
* House Hearing: Images Kids See on the Screen
http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/schedule.shtml

DEMS SEEK STUDY OF BROADCAST SPEECH AND HATE CRIMES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell=20
(D-MI) and Telecom Subcommittee Chairman Ed=20
Markey (D-MA) have asked the National=20
Telecommunications & Information Administration=20
(NTIA) to study the use of "telecommunications to=20
commit hate crimes." The NTIA produced a study on=20
the topic under the first president Bush back in=20
1992, but Chairmen Dingell and Markey urged it to=20
update the study given the rise in the Internet=20
since them. They are "particularly" interested in=20
studying "uses by broadcast facilities licensed=20
on behalf of the public by the FCC, and whether=20
such uses convey messages of bigotry or hatred,=20
creating a climate of fear and inciting individuals to commit hate crimes."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6453080.html?rssid=3D193
* Press release:
http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D...
6&Itemid=3D46

ROCKEFELLER BILL STALLED BY COURT RULING
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Sen. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller (D- WV) will not=20
be introducing television violence legislation in=20
advance of a June 26 Senate Commerce Committee=20
hearing on ways to curb violent content on cable=20
and broadcast TV. Sen Rockefeller needs=20
additional time to finalize the bill because of=20
the June 4 federal appeals ruling that struck=20
down the FCC=92s new policy of punishing the=20
fleeting use of the =93S-word=94 and =93F-word=94 on broadband television.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6453111.html?rssid=3D196

CDT SUBMITS COMMENTS TO FCC IN INTERNET NEUTRALITY INQUIRY
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy & Technology]
In comments filed Friday with the FCC, CDT=20
reiterated the importance of preserving an open=20
Internet with no "gatekeepers" and offered its=20
views on which among a variety of potential=20
practices by ISPs could undermine that=20
openness. CDT continues to support the idea of=20
balanced Internet neutrality legislation, but=20
urged the FCC to focus its current efforts on=20
monitoring, transparency, and the addition of a=20
nondiscrimination principle to its broadband Policy Statement.
CDT Neutrality Comments: http://www.cdt.org/speech/20060615fcc-neutrality.p=
df

KELLOGG MOVE BODES ILL FOR ADS TO KIDS
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
Legions of kids who start their weekends with the=20
boob tube and a bowl of sugary cereal won't be=20
seeing Snap, Crackle and Pop. Instead, they'll=20
soon be seeing ads for more-healthful foods -- or=20
none at all. By agreeing to market to kids only=20
the 50% of its brands that meet certain=20
nutritional criteria, Kellogg has kick-started an=20
industry trend expected to throw into play some=20
$1 billion or more in marketing dollars. It's a=20
move that ratchets up pressure on the other 10=20
marketers in the so-called Children's Food and=20
Beverage Advertising Initiative, which account=20
for more than two-thirds of the food and beverage=20
ads kids see. They are feverishly working to meet=20
or beat a July 18 deadline to announce=20
responsible-marketing pledges of their own at a=20
government kids'-obesity forum.
http://adage.com/article?article_id=3D117386

GOOGLE'S BREAKNECK CHANGES STOKE PRIVACY FEARS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Eric Auchard]
Google, the world leader in Web search services,=20
is the focus of mounting paranoia over the scope=20
of its powers as it expands into new advertising=20
formats from online video to radio and TV, while=20
creating dozens of new Internet services. The=20
company uses this information to make money by=20
selling advertisements, but people who are used=20
to browsing anonymously around stores or=20
channel-hopping on TV find it unnerving to=20
realize that in a digital world, their every move is recorded.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1765800320070618

FILMS TARGET KIDS TO PUSH LIMITS OF VIOLENCE
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Scott Bowles]
Whether it's for art or shock value, a recent=20
spate of films has been rubbing out children,=20
prompting an outcry among some parents and=20
critics. The carnage even has studio executives=20
wondering whether filmmakers are straining=20
boundaries to shock audiences. "What's next,=20
killing infants?" asks Nell Minow, aka Movie Mom,=20
a film critic and columnist for Yahoo! Minow says=20
in some instances, such as Labyrinth, "you can=20
reluctantly excuse it for the story. But many of=20
these others are just for cheap thrills, to push=20
audiences who have been numbed by all the violence they're seeing."
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20070619/d_bottomstrip19.art.htm

INTERNET/BROADBAND

THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICY
[SOURCE: Information Technology and Innovation=20
Foundation, AUTHOR: Robert Atkinson]
This paper makes the case for proactive public=20
policy support of broadband telecommunications.=20
It first examines whether the United States has=20
fallen behind in broadband. It then discusses=20
four reasons why leaving it to the market alone=20
is likely to lead to slower deployment and=20
take-up of broadband, especially next generation,=20
high-speed broadband: 1) network externalities;=20
2) =93prosumer=94 investment externalities; 3)=20
competitiveness externalities; and 4) regional=20
externalities. As we transition to a digital=20
society where many aspects of life will be=20
conducted online, widespread access to broadband=20
is becoming a central factor in ensuring=20
opportunity for all Americans. Whether or not all=20
Americans have access to a key enabling=20
technology like broadband is a legitimate matter=20
of public policy concern. To the extent that some=20
Americans cannot afford broadband access or=20
cannot subscribe to it, there is an equity=20
argument that can be made for a government role to ensure widespread adopti=
on.
http://www.itif.org/files/CaseForNationalBroadbandPolicy.pdf

ACA TO FCC: CURB BROADBAND-REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Moss]
The American Cable Association argued that=20
further broadband-reporting requirements by the=20
Federal Communications Commission will actually=20
harm broadband deployment rather than spurring=20
new growth. In ACA comments filed with the FCC=20
last Friday, the lobbying group for small cable=20
operators cited the requirements it objects to --=20
namely: reporting the number of subscribers on a=20
ZIP-code basis; reporting based on nine-digit ZIP=20
code; providing demographic information; and=20
reporting voice-over-Internet-protocol=20
deployments in a manner different than that=20
currently used for broadband deployment. In its=20
comments the ACA noted, =93The commission admits=20
that it is =91skeptical that the analysis of=20
customer totals submitted at the five-digit level=20
of aggregation could significantly increase=92 its=20
=91understanding of the dynamics of broadband=20
availability and deployment.'" It=92s the ACA=92s=20
position that the FCC would be better served by=20
reaching out to consumer-interest groups and=20
individuals to report this information rather=20
than increasing consumer costs with costly=20
billing-code enhancements and reporting=20
requirements that serve no useful business purpose.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6453102.html?rssid=3D196

US INTERNET USERS PRIMED FOR MUNICIPAL WI-FI OPTION
[SOURCE: Ipsos Insight press release]
Recent research results released by Ipsos Insight=20
hint that municipal Wi-Fi service, or 'muni=20
Wi-Fi', could lure a significant contingent of=20
today's Internet population to switch their=20
current ISP to publicly-subsidized Internet=20
services that provide high-speed wireless access=20
from homes, schools and virtually every place=20
else within a city or other municipal area. As=20
part of a wider survey of U.S. adults on=20
technology and communications trends, over=20
one-third of all adult Internet users indicate=20
they would be interested in signing-up for=20
municipal Wi-Fi service - if and when this=20
service becomes available in the city they=20
currently live - while interest is highest among=20
those age 18-34, indicating this service may have=20
stronger appeal with the more youthful=20
early-adopter market. The growing availability of=20
municipal Wi-Fi service in the U.S., particularly=20
given the number of municipal Wi-Fi projects=20
being developed for major cities such as Anaheim,=20
Houston, Minneapolis and New Orleans, suggest the=20
days of tethered Internet access are indeed numbered for many Americans.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070618/to466.html?.v=3D20

AT&T SOFT-PEDALS CHEAPEST DSL
[SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AUTHOR: Scott Leith]
AT&T is wooing new customers with a reduced price=20
for high-speed Internet service =AD all while=20
quietly offering a similar plan that's even=20
cheaper. The higher-price option is clearly=20
AT&T's favorite, given that it is being promoted=20
by the company and gets prominent emphasis=20
online. The deal lets dial-up Internet users=AD or=20
any new AT&T customer=AD sign up for basic DSL=20
service at $19.95 per month, plus get $75 that=20
can be used to pay for a modem. That offer is $5=20
cheaper per month than the normal $24.95. The=20
less expensive plan is mandated by AT&T's=20
December agreement with the Federal=20
Communications Commission. Among many other=20
things, AT&T told the FCC it would offer=20
high-speed Internet service to new users, or to=20
dial-up customers, for $10 per month for 30=20
months. The deal requires a 12-month commitment,=20
but if a user is upgrading service from AT&T=20
dial-up, the modem is free. Both plans involve=20
the same speed of service =AD 768 kilobits per=20
second =97 and are marketed under the name=20
FastAccess DSL Lite. For the $10 offer, however, you'll need to hunt online.
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2007/06/18/0618bizd...
html?cxtype=3Drss&cxsvc=3D7&cxcat=3D6
* AT&T introduces $10 DSL plan, part of merger concessions
http://kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3D6674508
* AT&T Reduces Broadband Price for Some Customers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118219598635039477.html?mod=3Dtodays_us_...
ketplace
* Quietly, AT&T Discounts DSL to Meet Merger Demands
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/18/AR200706...
1611.html

OWNERSHIP

BIG MEDIA VS THE GRASSROOTS: A STATUS REPORT
[SOURCE: Online Journalism Review, AUTHOR: Kim Pearson]
The extended drama surrounding Rupert Murdoch's=20
unsolicited $5 billion bid to take over=20
family-owned Dow Jones media empire, along with=20
the pending $8.2 billion sale of the Tribune Co.=20
has brought renewed attention to the longstanding=20
debate over media consolidation. While these two=20
high-profile transactions have grabbed the=20
spotlight, they are mere flashpoints in a much=20
larger battle between free-market advocates and=20
grass-roots media advocates over the role of=20
government in ensuring equal access to the=20
marketplace of ideas. OJR spoke with two experts=20
on media policy who differ strongly on=20
consolidation and a host of other issues. 1) Mark=20
Fratrick, an economist who has worked on=20
broadcast regulation issues at the Federal Trade=20
Commission and the National Association of=20
Broadcasters. 2) Craig Aaron, the press liaison=20
for Freepress.net, a non-partisan think tank on media issues.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070618pearson/

'UPFRONT' AD SALES SHOW THAT NETWORK TV IS STILL DOMINANT
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Meg James]
The broadcast television networks are flexing=20
their muscle in the ad market once again, despite=20
declining ratings for their shows and worries=20
that the Internet was poaching their audience and=20
their revenue. On Monday, with the annual=20
springtime sales bazaar in full swing, executives=20
at the major networks, including Fox Broadcasting=20
and Walt Disney Co.'s ABC, were making deals with=20
advertisers at significant rate increases over=20
last year. The two networks were on track to=20
surpass their overall hauls from a year ago. Even=20
spots on the evening network newscasts, which=20
have witnessed a substantial decline in viewers,=20
were being snapped up by hungry ad buyers.=20
Network executives and advertisers said=20
commercial time in morning news shows, daytime=20
programs and late-night fare was also selling=20
briskly. "This shows that network television is=20
still king," said Andrew Donchin, director of=20
national broadcast for the ad-buying firm Carat=20
USA. "Even though their ratings aren't what they=20
used to be, the networks have remained dominant.=20
They are still bringing in a lot more viewers than anyone else."
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-upfront19jun19,1,5091...
.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
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SIRIUS, XM SHARES SHOW GREATER RISK OF RALLY THAN FURTHER SLIDE
[SOURCE: Bloomberg, AUTHOR: Christopher Stern and Don Jeffrey]
Since Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Chief Executive=20
Officer Mel Karmazin agreed to buy his only=20
rival, investors have sold both stocks in a bet=20
regulators will block the deal. Now some analysts=20
say the shares are undervalued. Sirius, based in=20
New York, and larger XM Satellite Radio Holdings=20
Inc. have seen their shares fall since the union=20
of the only two pay-radio companies was announced=20
Feb. 19. Shares of Sirius have declined 22=20
percent; XM has dropped 20 percent and hasn't=20
closed above its pre-offer price of $13.98 in=20
more than three months. Investors may be overly=20
pessimistic the transaction will unravel, said=20
Robert S. Peck, a Bear Stearns & Co. analyst in=20
New York. Even if the deal fails, Sirius shares=20
may rise to $4 by 2008, a 38 percent increase,=20
said Peck. The companies insist they can thrive=20
on their own. Still, investors are concerned that=20
competition from new services such as HD radio=20
and Internet radio over mobile phones will cut into satellite radio's growt=
h.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=3D20601084&sid=3DaQ6iCRupRGZM&refer=
=3Dstocks

72 MORE REPS LEAD BIG PARADE AGAINST XM/SIRIUS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
A group of 72 US House members have signed a=20
letter to the Federal Communications Commission,=20
the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice=20
Department opposing the merger of Sirius and XM.=20
They minced no words, saying "the marriage of the=20
only competitors in the satellite radio market=20
would create a monopoly which would be=20
devastating to consumers." "The FCC has never=20
before allowed the only two competitors in a=20
given market to combine, and we would seriously=20
question an FCC decision to start now," the letter concluded.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6453081.html?rssid=3D193
* Congressmen Send FCC Letter Opposing XM/Sirius Merger
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=3D100...
0266

WOMEN IN BUSINESS GROUP SIDES WITH XM/SIRIUS ON MERGER
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
In an e-mail sent to media reporters on Monday,=20
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) said it=20
supported the merger between XM and Sirius=20
believing the deal will "substantially enhance=20
programming choices by creating a stronger=20
satellite radio company.... It will also provide=20
a number of important economic benefits for small=20
businesses." The group represents women and minorities in business.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452931.html?rssid=3D193

SENATORS PUSH FCC FOR TRIBUNE DECISION
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Sens Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Schumer=20
(D-NY) have asked the Federal Communications=20
Commission to rule expeditiously on Tribune's=20
planned sale of the stations to an employee group=20
and billionaire Chicago investor Sam Zell. They=20
argue that the "prompt consideration" of the deal=20
is in the "public interest." Tribune has applied=20
for extensions of its waivers to the=20
newspaper-broadcast crossownership rule to the=20
new ownership. Ordinarily, the waivers would=20
expire with the change of control, but Tribune=20
has pointed out that the FCC has already=20
expressed a preference, backed by a Philadelphia=20
federal appeals court, to drop the ban on owning=20
a newspaper and TV station in the same market.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6453082.html?rssid=3D193

FCC SEEKING MORE DATA FROM NEWS CORP, LIBERTY
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Regulators at the Federal Communications=20
Commission want more information about News=20
Corp.=92s $11 billion deal to transfer its large=20
minority stake in DirecTV to Liberty Media. More=20
than 100 days into its review, the FCC sent=20
detailed letters June 15 to News Corp., DirecTV=20
and Liberty on a range of topics. The agency=20
requested access to previously undisclosed side=20
agreements reached between News and Liberty=20
related to regional and national sports=20
programming. Liberty has said that some of the=20
agreements relate to services it would need to=20
continue operating three regional sports networks=20
that come with the deal. The FCC also asked for=20
details on all exclusive contracts DirecTV has to=20
provide video programming and whether that=20
programming is provided on an a la carte basis.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6453110.html?rssid=3D196

QUICKLY

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR US TELECOMS
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: Richard Epstein, University of Chicago]
[Commentary] Like it or not, extensive government=20
regulation of high- technology industries is here=20
to stay. That is especially true of network=20
industries, which are not amen=ADable to=20
competitive solutions. Someone has to decide what=20
form of regulation best combats the risk of=20
monopoly exploitation of a dominant network=20
position. The two competing forms of regulation=20
are direct administrative scrutiny and=20
competition (or antitrust) law. Much can be said=20
for =96 and against =96 both types of regulation. The=20
administrative process is costly and cumbersome.=20
The aggressive imposition of low rates and harsh=20
terms can easily retard technological innovation=20
or drive the regulated firm to the edge of=20
bankruptcy. Competition law for its part offers=20
imaginative lawyers a hunting licence to attack=20
the innocent practices of dominant firms, with=20
huge fines the norm in the US and Europe. There=20
is only one thing worse than having to fight=20
either administrative regulation or judicial=20
enforcement of competition law: fighting on both=20
fronts simultaneously. Yet that fate is common=20
today, especially in the US. Regulation=20
proponents defend dual enforcement on the grounds=20
that the one form of regulation can pick up any=20
slack left by the other. Many defenders of=20
regulation like the idea of duplic=ADation so much=20
that they support both national and state=20
enforcement in the US, and European Union and national enforcement in Europ=
e.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f0e6bae-1dc6-11dc-89f7-000b5df10621.html
(requires subscription)

FCC CITES DELL FOR FAILURE TO LABEL TV SETS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Dell.com has joined the list of online TV sales=20
Web sites cited by the FCC for failure to label=20
analog-only TV sets. As of May 25, sets without=20
digital tuners must be clearly marked, either on=20
the set or in close proximity, with the warning=20
that the set will not receive over-the-air=20
broadcasts after February 2009 unless equipped with a converter box.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452933.html?rssid=3D193

NEW TWIST IN IMMIGRATION FIGHT IS BIG NEWS
[SOURCE: Project for Excellence in Journalism, AUTHOR: Mark Jurkowitz]
The changing arc of the immigration debate helped=20
make it the biggest story the week of June 10-15,=20
filling 10% of the overall newshole, according to=20
PEJ=92s News Coverage Index. (It was the leading=20
subject in the cable (15%) and radio (11%)=20
sectors.) The week marked the first time in 2007=20
that immigration was a No. 1 story.
http://www.journalism.org/node/6107
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