Diversity in Communications in the Digital Age
DIVERSITY IN COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
September 2007
The Advisory is scheduled to meet on Thursday, September 27, 2007. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Federal Communications Commission, in the Commission Meeting Room at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
The meeting’s agenda will include interim reports from the Diversity Committee’s three
subcommittees regarding progress towards the final report to the Commission: Access to Capital, New Technologies, and Outreach. The reports will be followed by group discussion.
Lawsuit Seeks a la carte Channel Choices
LAWSUIT SEEKS A LA CARTE CHANNEL CHOICES
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Alex Veiga]
Nielsen: Broadcast Plugs Up; Cable Down
NIELSEN: BROADCAST PLUGS UP; CABLE DOWN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition
CPB AWARDS GRANTS TO 89 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS FOR DIGITAL TRANSITION
[SOURCE: Corporation for Public Broadcasting press release]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting today announced $6.7 million in grants to 89 public radio stations to assist in the conversion from analog to digital broadcasting. This digital technology will allow these stations to significantly enhance the quality and scope of services to their communities, as well as providing outstanding sound.
Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing MoveOn.org Ad
SENATE APPROVES RESOLUTION DENOUNCING MOVEON.ORG AD
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: David Herszenhorn]
The Senate approved a resolution on Thursday denouncing MoveOn.org over an advertisement that questioned the credibility of Gen. David H. Petraeus, the American commander in Iraq. The ad has come under sharp attack from Congressional Republicans and others as unpatriotic and impugning the integrity of General Petraeus.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/us/politics/21moveon.html?ref=todayspaper
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* MoveOn Unmoved By Furor Over Ad Targeting Petraeus
Oprah's Obama Endorsement a Wash, Say Voters
OPRAH'S OBAMA ENDORSEMENT A WASH, SAY VOTERS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The endorsement of stars like Oprah Winfrey, Jon Stewart or even Tiger Woods would not translate to any more votes and -- somewhat curiously in the case of Stewart, Woods and several others -- could actually hurt their chances. That's according to a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6480357.html?rssid=193
Rather's unraveling anchor cult
RATHER'S UNRAVELING ANCHOR CULT
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
Hearing loss group complains to FCC about iPhone
HEARING LOSS GROUP COMPLAINS TO FCC ABOUT IPHONE
[SOURCE: Computerworld, AUTHOR: Gregg Keizer]
Ball State Study: Primetime Expands to Fill Wealth of Screens
BALL STATE STUDY: PRIMETIME EXPANDS TO FILL WEALTH OF SCREENS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Attention NBC and ABC and everyone else increasingly streaming their TV shows on the Web: Primetime for the valuable teen-age audience isn't 8 p.m.-11 p.m.; it's from the minute they get home from school to when they hit the sack. That's according to a new study from Ball State University, "High School Media Too: A School Day in the Lives of Fifteen Teenagers."