The Media Giraffe Project encourages sustainable and innovative ways of using media to foster participatory democracy and community. And the House held a hearing this week on the Internet Freedom Preservation Act.
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Media Minutes: April 18, 2008One big problem with the outcome of the 700 MHz auction: Giant telecom companies Verizon and AT&T were the big winners while women and minority businesses were squeezed out. And guest commentator Craig Aaron explains why Comcast should be voted America’s worst company.
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Media Minutes: April 25, 2008The New York Times uncovers a large, coordinated Pentagon scheme to sell the occupation of Iraq to the American public via a network of retired military officers acting as “analysts” and “experts.” And Net Neutrality takes center stage at both Congress and the FCC.
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Media Minutes: May 2, 2008FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the agency will craft a new plan for a national public safety network. And the Senate Commerce Committee passed a legislative veto of the FCC’s new media ownership rules as Rupert Murdoch prepared to bid for a third New York newspaper.
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Media Minutes: April 11, 2008At BroadbandCensus.com, you can find out about broadband providers in your area, see what your broadband speed actually is, and help create a nationwide census on broadband information that big media companies don’t want you to know. And Community Television of Santa Cruz plugs public access TV with an entertaining new promotional video.
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Media Minutes: April 4, 2008Public pressure may have forced Comcast to work with BitTorrent on finding ways to distribute large Internet files, but their collaboration is no substitute for actual policy that would keep the Internet open. And 25 rural Vermont towns have joined in a regional effort to bring high-speed fiber optic Internet access to their homes.
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Media Minutes: March 14, 2008Media activists are rallying support in the Senate to overturn ownership rules. And Radio Arte, Chicago's Latino-owned, bilingual public radio station, teaches more than radio skills to young people.
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Media Minutes: March 21, 2008The MPAA has allied themselves with cable and phone companies in their multi-million dollar fight against Net Neutrality. And the increasing disappearance of editorial from newspapers correlates with the rise of media consolidation.
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Media Minutes: March 28, 2008High hopes that the FCC spectrum auction would provide competition in the wireless market were dashed as Verizon and AT&T won bids for large portions of the airwaves. And the Chauncey Bailey Project continues to honor the work of the slain reporter.
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Media Minutes: February 8, 2008One-third of Americans living in households with TVs are entirely unaware of the government-mandated transition to digital broadcasting slated to take place in February 2009. And the House held a hearing on public, educational and governmental channels last week.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: December 21, 2007In a 3-2 partisan vote, the FCC ruled to allow further media consolidation, defying overwhelming public and Congressional opposition. But the fight is not over.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: November 8, 2007Despite the short notice from the FCC, media activists came out to rally against another Big Media giveaway before a public hearing at the agency headquarters. Inside the hearing, Chairman Kevin Martin was hammered by those testifying on the effects of consolidation on local media.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: September 7, 2007The Youth Media Council is working for media justice and making a difference. Executive Director Malkia Cyril talks about mediating the public conversation to create better public policy. And as American news organizations cut back on international coverage, Americans are increasingly unhappy with the quality of television news.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: July 27, 2007Journalists at the Wall Street Journal are apprehensive about the possibility of having Rupert Murdoch as their boss. Their union will have to be more vigorous than ever in making sure their rights are upheld. And the Senate Commerce Committee passes the Broadband Data Improvement Act.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: July 13, 2007Phone and cable companies continue their state-by-state campaign to "streamline" video franchising rules, though some states are now wishing they hadn't. Getting information out of the federal government is getting tougher. Microsoft and the Justice Department cozy up. And the United Surveillance of America is beginning to expand beyond its borders.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: March 23, 2007Webcasting as we know it is in serious danger of being squeezed out of business by music industry greed. And the debate over losing Network Neutrality grows beyond the bounds of online communication.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: March 30, 2007Satellite radio seeks a merger, and musicians organize with their fans to Rock the Net and make Internet freedom a point of law again.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: April 6, 2007Rules regarding the deployment of next-generation wireless broadband are under debate at the FCC. Webcasters may get a reprieve from royalty rates that could drive many of them out of business. And Clear Channel's plans to go private hit a snag.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: March 2, 2007Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Media Minutes: January 19, 2007The mood in Washington, D.C. over the chances for constructive media and telecommunications policy reform swings dramatically, though not all of Congress' business will be conducted in the public interest, and the secretive culture of the Federal Communications Commission remains to be fully penetrated.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
