August 2006

Today's Quote 08.07.06

"The relationship between the presidency and press has always been uneasy.... However, it has come to pass that the current administration has engaged in a number of practices and has enacted a series of severe and extraordinary policies that attack the press specifically and by extension, democracy itself."
-- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Journalism Professors Pass an Official Resolution Protesting Bush's Anti-Press Policies

JOURNALISM PROFESSORS PASS AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION PROTESTING BUSH'S ANTI-PRESS POLICIES
[SOURCE: The Huffington Post, AUTHOR: Jay Rosen]

Weighing High-Tech Bills in Analog

WEIGHING HIGH-TECH BILLS IN ANALOG
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Jim Puzzanghera]

So much to do, so little time … so Congress skips town

SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME... SO CONGRESS SKIPS TOWN
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

USF Key To Franchise Passage, Says Ensign

USF KEY TO FRANCHISE PASSAGE, SAYS ENSIGN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

New Jersey to Let Phone Companies Become Pay Television Providers

NEW JERSEY TO LET PHONE COMPANIES BECOME PAY TELEVISION PROVIDERS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: David Kocieniewski]

Satellite TV Growth Is Losing Altitude As Cable Takes Off

SATELLITE TV GROWTH IS LOSING ALTITUDE AS CABLE TAKES OFF
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 8/5, AUTHOR: Julia Angwin julia.angwin@wsj.com and Andy Pasztor andy.pasztor@wsj.com]

Cable and Satellite TV Set Their Sights on Airwaves

CABLE AND SATELLITE TV SET THEIR SIGHTS ON AIRWAVES
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Matt Richtel & Ken Belson]

FCC Staff really starting to get the hang of this “enforcement” thing...

FCC STAFF REALLY STARTING TO GET HANG OF THIS "ENFORCEMENT" THING...
[SOURCE: Tales from the Sausage Factory, AUTHOR: Harold Feld]

Does Big Media Need to Get Any Bigger?

DOES BIG MEDIA NEED TO GET ANY BIGGER?
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Norman Lear and Robert W. McChesney]