July 2007

Public Weighs in on Network Neutrality

HUNDREDS WEIGH IN ON NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: PCWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross, IDG News Service]

Dow Jones Board Reaches Deal With Murdoch

DOW JONES BOARD REACHES DEAL WITH MURDOCH
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Andrew Ross Sorkin & Richard Siklos]

Regulators Urge Minority Tax Credit Plan

REGULATORS URGE MINORITY TAX CREDIT PLAN
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]

Make free wi-fi truly free

MAKE FREE WI-FI TRULY FREE
[SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle, AUTHOR: Nicole Ozer, Kurt Opsahl]

Freedom of Information delays drag on for years

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION DELAYS DRAG ON FOR YEARS
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Richard Wolf]

Back to the Paper Bag

BACK TO THE PAPER BAG
[SOURCE: Drew Clark]
[Commentary] The National Association of Broadcasters likes to think of itself as the king of Capitol Hill. It carefully cultivates an invincible image. And some in the mainstream media buy it. The New York Times describes NAB as “the powerful trade lobby.” But in truth, right now television and radio broadcasters have never been weaker than in 1982, when Sen. Bob Packwood (R-OR) uttered these famous words: “The NAB can't lobby its way out of a paper bag.”

U.S. radio hopes politics, advertisers boost 2008

US RADIO HOPES POLITICS, ADVERTISERS BOOST 2008
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Sue Zeidler]

Costly Calls

COSTLY CALLS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]

Study: Broadband Viewing Up, But Not Affecting TV

STUDY: BROADBAND VIEWING UP, BUT NOT AFFECTING TV
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]

On the Internet, everyone may find you're a dog

ON THE INTERNET, EVERYONE MAY FIND YOU'RE A DOG
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Tom Regan]
[Commentary] Anonymity on the Web may seem attractive, but how you use it raises interesting ethical dilemmas.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0718/p17s01-stct.html