Newsitem List
207 of 208
About Indymedia Israel
There is an urgent need to open a discussion about Indymedia Israel....
Posted: Tue, Dec 2, 2003 7:36pm PST
The Age of Murdoch
Many see him as a power-mad, rapacious right-wing vulgarian. Rupert Murdoch has indeed been relentless in building a one-of-a kind media network that spans the world. What really drives him, though, is not ideology but a cool concern for the bottom line—and the belief that the media should be treated like any other business, not as a semi-sacred public trust. The Bush Administration agrees. Rupert Murdoch has seen the future, and it is him....
Posted: Sun, Aug 31, 2003 10:37am PDT
Murdoch's Extended Reach
We should be worried once again about Rupert Murdoch. For unless swift action is taken, Murdoch--and the conservative political causes he supports--will soon become an even more powerful presence in the United States and the world...
Posted: Mon, Jul 14, 2003 11:07am PDT
Debasing Democracy?
A Tampa pirate radio activist says an FCC proposal favoring media conglomerates can be detrimental to us all....
Posted: Mon, Jul 14, 2003 9:56am PDT
ACT NOW!! Media Ownership Rules in Serious Jeopardy
"The End of Democracy"
Unless the public or Congress intervenes, the FCC is set to allow even more consolidation within our media. Various links, including 2.5min and 4 min testimony from S.F. Public Hearing....
Posted: Sat, May 17, 2003 4:51am PDT
Public Interest Angels Descend on FCC
A plucky band of public interest angels descended Friday afternoon on FCC headquarters. Was it all a dream, or was it Michael Powell's worst nightmare?...
Posted: Sun, Mar 24, 2002 7:54pm PST
The Revolution Will Be JAMMED - Independent Radio To Be Destroyed By Design
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is pressuring the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to force acceptance of new version of Digital Audio Broadcasting, a kind of "Fax For Audio" on to the existing AM and FM broadcast bands. To accomplish this, the NAB plans to double the amount of space on the dial that a station uses, thus jamming the signals of weaker stations next to them on the dial....
Posted: Tue, Mar 12, 2002 5:32pm PST
Court Rejects NAB/NPR Attempt to Silence Low Power FM
Press Release: The Center on Democratic Communications praises Court of Appeals rebuff of broadcast industry attempt to sabatoge Low Power FM....
Posted: Sun, Feb 10, 2002 10:44pm PST
Peoples Bark News Berkeley NOTICE - 1/14/02
Publishing news and events promoting peace!...
Posted: Mon, Jan 14, 2002 9:38pm PST
the latest News on Low Power FM radio
Congress, with the help of the NAB & NPR, has gutted the opportunity for hundreds of diverse community stations to go on the air....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2001 9:54pm PST
TEXAS COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
CHALLENGE
FCC AND ATTY. GENERAL JANET RENO
IN US DISTRICT COURT
Texas Microbroadcasters Canyon Lake Radio and MicroKIND Radio lawsuit against FCC and Justice Department see the light of day for the first time in over a year, Judge compares action to "Brown .vs. The Board of Education", commends plaintiffs....
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2000 3:44pm PDT
District Attorney Presses Charges Against Two Free Speech Activists Arrested During NAB Convention Protest
District Attorney Presses Charges Against Two Free Speech Activists Arrested During NAB Convention Protest at Clear Channel Communications; Activists’ Attorneys Also Face Charges. Clear Channel station KYLD "Doghouse" DJs who tried to instigate a fight with protestors include Joseph (Big Joe) Lopez who faces charges in San Mateo County for another provocative on-air incident...
Posted: Thu, Sep 28, 2000 5:13pm PDT
Statement of SPJ Northern California Chapter on the Sept. 22 expulsion of journalists from NAB convention in San Francisco
SPJ statement on NAB expulsion of journalists...
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2000 5:29pm PDT
Natl Association of Broadcasters Execs Exposed!
National Association of Broadcasters Executives Exposed....
Posted: Sat, Sep 23, 2000 2:59pm PDT
NPR Working Against Low-Powered FM
Media reform groups call on listeners to withhold pledges until NPR stops beating up on neighborhood radio....
Posted: Sat, Sep 23, 2000 11:51am PDT
LPFM propaganda sent out during NAB week
Forgive my ignorance, but can anyone expalain how this relates to the actions/demands of today's protests?...
Posted: Fri, Sep 22, 2000 10:20pm PDT
SF Bay Guardian reporter ejected from NAB conference
A Bay Guardian reporter was forcibly ejected from the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in San Francisco two days after the paper published a front-page news package critical of the NAB....
Posted: Fri, Sep 22, 2000 10:16pm PDT
steve rendall of FAIR arrested at peaceful protest
MEDIA ADVISORY
ARRESTS AT NAB PROTESTS:
Media critic among peaceful protesters arrested...
Posted: Fri, Sep 22, 2000 6:46pm PDT
Interview with Andrea Buffa of Media Alliance
Interview with Andrea Buffa of Media Alliance after her participation in a Direct Action against the NAB, and and interview with Tim Harrington, a worker at the Moscone Center....
Posted: Fri, Sep 22, 2000 3:08pm PDT
mass protests against NAB after police attack
Nine free speech activists and their attorneys arrested,
and FCC Commissioner’s Speech Disrupted on Friday at National
Association of Broadcasters Convention....
Posted: Fri, Sep 22, 2000 3:08pm PDT