FCC OVERSIGHT HEARING RECAP
FCC Commissioners Back New Auction Rules
Commissioners Talk Broadband On The Hill
FCC To Reveal Test Results On Unlicensed Devices
FCC's Food Marketing Majority: Give Self-Regs a Chance
FCC's Martin says will consider Tribune sale in 4th quarter
Links to Opening Statements
SPECTRUM POLICY
Verizon: Google Auction Plan Will Discourage Bidders
Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction
BROADCASTING/CABLE
APTS: Seniors out of touch with digital transition
Cable Must Help with Digital Transition
FCC OKs =91Hardship=92 Waivers for RCN, Three Others
No Such Thing as Simple Carriage Talks
CBS Traces Social Responsibility
OWNERSHIP
Bit Players XM, Sirius Hold A High-Stakes Merger Game
Web Radio Battles Efforts to Expand Royalties for Music
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
FBI Seeks To Pay Telecoms For Data
QUICKLY -- Bloggers take aim at city governments=20
-- and hit home; Constitutional Issues=20
Critical in Online Child "Protection"; The New=20
Wireless Playing Field; How Fresh Is Your Cable News? Check the Label
FCC OVERSIGHT HEARING RECAP
FCC COMMISSIONERS BACK NEW AUCTION RULES
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: John Dunbar]
A majority of the Federal Communications=20
Commission members told a House subcommittee=20
Tuesday that they support an "open access"=20
requirement on one swath of airwaves that will be=20
auctioned early next year. The provision, put=20
forth by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, would allow=20
cell phone customers to use any device they would=20
like on a new network encompassing about=20
one-third of the 60 megahertz of spectrum to be=20
auctioned. The provision drew support from=20
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce=20
Committee's subcommittee on telecommunications=20
and the Internet, and resistance from most of the=20
panel's Republicans. A broader open access=20
provision, however, supported by Google Inc. and=20
public interest groups, received limited support=20
from the commission's two Democrats and opposition from Martin.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR200707...
0889.html?nav=3Drss_technology
* Congress Quizzes FCC on Spectrum Auction
It is the growing debate over the=20
interoperability of wireless devices -- driven in=20
part by Google's $4.6 billion interest in the=20
wireless spectrum up for auction and in part by=20
the widespread frustration over AT&T's five-year=20
exclusive deal for the iPhone -- that has=20
stripped the FCC of much of its bureaucratic anonymity.
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=3D54071
* Republican lawmakers protest spectrum plan
Republican members of the House Subcommittee on=20
Telecommunications and the Internet question the=20
FCC chairman's net-neutrality rules for the spectrum auction
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/24/Republican-lawmakers-protest-s...
trum-plan_1.html
* House oversight hearing on the FCC
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/house-oversight-hearing-fcc/2007-07-24
* FCC Majority Backs Open-Access Plan for Airwaves
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR200707...
0889.html
* FCC chairman differs with Google's plans for airwaves
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-google25jul25,1,31599...
story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
COMMISSIONERS TALK BROADBAND ON THE HILL
[SOURCE: Telecom Web]
On increasing broadband proliferation in the United States:
* Commissioner Copps: "The 700 MHz auction could=20
help turn this around. If we get it right, this=20
auction offers the prospect of new competition,=20
innovation and consumer choice -- perhaps even a=20
third broadband pipe. Here's another huge step we=20
could take: include broadband as part of=20
comprehensive Universal Service Fund reform to=20
keep our nation competitive in the global economy."
* Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein: "We need to=20
set ambitious goals and shoot for real=20
high-bandwidth broadband deployment. We should=20
start by updating our current anemic definition=20
of high-speed of just 200 Kbps in one direction=20
to something more akin to what consumers receive=20
in countries with which we compete, speeds that=20
are magnitudes higher than our current=20
definitions. Another important tool is better=20
mapping of broadband availability, which would=20
enable the public and private sectors to work=20
together to target underserved areas. Legislation=20
under consideration by leaders in both the House=20
and the Senate would enable us and other agencies=20
like the Census Bureau to make enormous progress=20
on this front. We must redouble our efforts to=20
encourage broadband development by increasing=20
incentives for investment because we will rely on=20
the private sector as the primary driver of=20
growth. These efforts must take place across=20
technologies, so that we not only build on the=20
traditional telephone and cable platforms, but=20
also create opportunities for deployment of=20
fiber-to-the-home, fixed and mobile wireless,=20
broadband over power line, and satellite=20
technologies. Ensuring the vitality of universal=20
service will be particularly important as=20
technology continues to evolve. Increasingly,=20
voice, video, and data will flow to homes and=20
businesses over broadband platforms. In this new=20
world, as voice becomes just one application over=20
broadband networks, we've got to have ubiquitous=20
broadband pipes to carry the most valuable IP=20
services everywhere. Without such broadband=20
networks, IP services can't reach their full=20
audience or capability. The economic, public=20
health, and social externalities associated with=20
access to broadband networks will be far more=20
important than the significant effects associated=20
with the plain-old-telephone-service network,=20
because broadband services will touch so many=20
different aspects of our lives. So, it is=20
important that the Commission conduct its=20
stewardship of the program with the highest of=20
standards and that we ensure that universal=20
service evolves to promote advanced services,=20
which is a priority that Congress has made explicitly clear."
http://www.telecomweb.com/tnd/24380.html
FCC TO REVEAL TEST RESULTS ON UNLICENSED DEVICES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the FCC would=20
release within a week the results of tests of=20
several remote-sensing unlicensed devices that=20
would potentially be allowed to operate in the=20
so-called "white spaces" between DTV channels.=20
The FCC has already said it plans to allow fixed=20
devices in the band subject to testing and other=20
safeguards to make sure the devices do not cause=20
interference to TV reception. It has not yet=20
decided to allow the remote-sensing unlicensed=20
devices. The fixed devices rely on base stations=20
and satellites to establish that they are=20
operating on vacant channels while the=20
remote-sensing devices do it intuitively and on=20
the fly. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has looked to=20
such devices to get more efficient use out of the=20
spectrum. When asked by Georgia Republican Rep.=20
Nathan Deal at an FCC oversight hearing on the=20
Hill Tuesday to make FCC engineers available to=20
the committees lawyers and manufacturers to=20
explain the results, Martin said he would.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462740.html?rssid=3D193
FCC'S FOOD MARKETING MAJORITY: GIVE SELF-REGS A CHANCE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and fellow=20
Commissioners Michael Copps and Deborah Tate told=20
Congress to that they would be willing to step in=20
if self-regulation on kids TV food ads did not=20
measure up, but weren't ready to set a government=20
standard on what foods should not be marketed to=20
kids. House Telecommunications & Internet=20
Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) pointed=20
out that 11 food manufacturers had committed not=20
to market "unhealthy" foods to kids under 12.=20
Chairman Markey and at least one other Democratic=20
representative were concerned that the companies=20
would be defining what qualified as "unhealthy."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462781.html?rssid=3D193
FCC'S MARTIN SAYS WILL CONSIDER TRIBUNE SALE IN 4TH QUARTER
[SOURCE: MarketWatch, AUTHOR: Corey Boles]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin=20
Martin said Tuesday he hopes that the agency will=20
determine whether the Tribune's sale to real=20
estate magnate Sam Zell can proceed in the fourth quarter of the year.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/fccs-martin-says-consider-tribune/...
ry.aspx?guid=3D%7B0E7537E8%2DE6CF%2D4AE5%2D95B1%2D2AAFF03AF83B%7D&dist=3Dsi=
teid=3Drss
_Statements_
* Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA)
Highlighted pending issues before the FCC=20
including: the digital television transition,=20
universal telephone service, special access,=20
several forbearance petitions, and the upcoming spectrum auction rules.
http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D...
7&Itemid=3D141
* Chairman John Dingell (D-MI)
I would like to thank the Chairman and the=20
Commissioners for the pro-consumer actions that=20
the FCC has taken since our last oversight=20
hearing. Ensuring a smooth DTV transition is the=20
most important task facing the Commission. While=20
much work remains to be done, I was particularly=20
pleased that the FCC brought enforcement actions=20
against TV manufacturers for importing non-DTV=20
compliant sets and against retailers that failed=20
to properly label analog sets. The Commission=20
also re-chartered its consumer advisory=20
committees and increased their focus on the DTV transition.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_110/110st69.shtml
* FCC Chairman Martin
"The pro-competition policies that we have been=20
furthering are designed to ensure that consumers benefit from innovation and
technological advancements in all of the communications industries."
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275464A1.pdf
- Martin Defends Open Access Spectrum Plan
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462615.html?rssid=3D193
* Commissioner Copps
Focused his comments on three priorities: public safety, media, and broadba=
nd
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275465A1.doc
* Commissioner Adelstein:
"In the interest of time, I would like to focus=20
today on three among the many urgent priorities=20
we face. First, I will discuss the need for a=20
national broadband strategy to ensure the=20
ubiquitous deployment of affordable, high speed=20
broadband infrastructure to every corner of this=20
country. Second, I will touch upon the role of=20
spectrum-based services, and the importance of=20
the upcoming 700 MHz auction, as a critical=20
aspect of that national strategy. And third, I=20
would like to highlight the pressing media=20
agenda, involving media ownership, including=20
women and minority ownership, public interest and=20
localism obligations, and the need for strong=20
leadership by the Commission to ensure a=20
successful and smooth transition to digital television."
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275467A1.pdf
* Commissioner Tate
Focused on 1) the work the Commission has been=20
doing on behalf of children, families and=20
consumers- including the areas of media and=20
childhood obesity, as well as educational=20
programming for children and the effects of=20
violent programming. Other areas include our=20
outreach initiatives to solicit public input on=20
broadcast ownership and localism; and our efforts=20
to ensure that the public is fully educated about=20
the DTV transition, to improve access to=20
communications services for persons with=20
disabilities, and to strengthen our privacy rules=20
to prevent pre-texting. 2) Increasing broadband=20
deployment. The Commission launched two=20
initiatives that will allow the Commission to=20
gain an even better picture of broadband=20
deployment in this country- and is also looking=20
at how to structure the upcoming 700 MHz auction=20
to further deployment of wireless broadband=20
services. The Commission also started a review of=20
broadband industry practices. 3) Public safety=20
and Homeland Security. The upcoming 700 MHz=20
auction could enhance 911 access and location=20
system performance. The Commission also=20
implemented various recommendations of the=20
Commission's Independent Panel reviewing the=20
impact of Hurricane Katrina on communications networks.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275468A1.pdf
* Commissioner McDowell
Concentrated on wireless issues, media policy,=20
public safety and homeland security, satellites, and wireline telephony.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275469A1.pdf
SPECTRUM POLICY
VERIZON: GOOGLE AUCTION PLAN WILL DISCOURAGE BIDDERS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Verizon is urging the FCC not to adopt Google's=20
suggested terms for rules on reclaimed analog TV=20
spectrum to be auctioned for advanced wireless=20
services by early 2008, saying it could reduce=20
the auction's take by billions. =93Google=92s filing=20
attempts to turn this carefully considered plan=20
on its head," said Verizon executive VP, public=20
affairs and former congressman Tom Tauke. "As it=20
stands now, Google is free to participate in the=20
auction like all other companies and implement=20
its business plan if it is successful in winning=20
spectrum. However, Google=92s filing urges the FCC=20
to adopt rules that force all bidders to=20
implement Google=92s business plan =AD which would=20
reduce the incentives for other players to=20
bid....The bottom line is this: without Google=92s=20
rules, the government will get literally billions=20
more for this valuable spectrum, and the=20
taxpayers will be the winners," he said.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462472.html?rssid=3D193
* 700 MHz Endgame: Has AT&T Asked Bush to Put Thumb On Scale?
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/850
OPEN ACCESS FOR THE 700 MHZ AUCTION
[SOURCE: New America Foundation, AUTHOR: Simon=20
Wilkie, University of Southern California]
Wilkie analyzes the competitive effects of recent=20
proposals to reserve a small portion of the=20
upcoming 700 MHz band auction for wholesale,=20
open-access use. Using this license, a wholesale=20
open-access licensee would build out the wireless=20
network, own and operate the cell sites, towers,=20
and radio equipment, and provide transport to the=20
Internet backbone. For the purposes of this=20
report, =93open access=94 means that there would be=20
=93no locking and no blocking=94 by the network=20
operator. That is, there would be no prohibitions=20
against devices that may be connected to the=20
network so long as the devices are compatible=20
with, and do not harm, the network (i.e., no=20
=93locking=94), and there would be no restrictions=20
against content, applications, or services that=20
may be accessed over the network (i.e., no=20
=93blocking=94). Verizon=92s decision to reject Apple=92s=20
iPhone is a recent example of locking, and its=20
prohibitions against video streaming,=20
peer-to-peer file sharing, and other applications are examples of blocking.
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/open_access_700_mhz_auction
BROADCASTING/CABLE
APTS: SENIORS OUT OF TOUCH WITH DIGITAL TRANSITION
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Glen Dickson]
Older Americans are more likely to rely on=20
over-the-air television service and are thus less=20
prepared for the switch-off of analog signals in=20
February 2009, according to a new study released=20
by the Association of Public Television Stations=20
(APTS). "Americans aged 65 and older are=20
consistently more likely to receive television=20
signals via an over-the-air antenna than are=20
Americans under 65." According to the APTS=20
findings, 24 percent of households with Americans=20
65 and older received their TV programming=20
over-the-air, while only 19 percent of younger=20
households were over-the-air. The study also=20
found that only 17% of those senior citizens=20
relying solely on over-the-air broadcasts own a=20
digital TV, which means the rest will need to buy=20
a digital-to-analog converter box or subscribe to=20
cable or satellite service to continue to enjoy=20
television programming. The study, which APTS=20
says is the first time it has studied the impact=20
of the digital transition on a specific=20
population segment, also found that only 41% of=20
Americans 65 and older had purchased a new TV set=20
in the past three years, compared to 55 percent=20
of Americans younger than 65. According to APTS,=20
that suggests that seniors may not be as exposed=20
to "DTV transition messaging from electronics=20
retailers" as younger Americans, since they are=20
spending less time in retail outlets shopping for new TV sets.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462711.html?rssid=3D193
* APTS: http://www.apts.org/
CABLE MUST HELP WITH DIGITAL TRANSITION
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Anne Becker]
Reps Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Greg Walden (R-OR),=20
speaking to some 2,700 attendees at the annual=20
CTAM (Cable Telecommunications Association for=20
Marketing) summit in Washington DC, urged cable=20
operators to help broadcasters raise consumer=20
awareness of the nation=92s transition to digital=20
television on Feb. 17, 2009. Rep Boucher said=20
operators, as a form of public service, should=20
make announcements on TV and include inserts into=20
monthly mailings, among other efforts. Rep Walden=20
echoed the sentiment and said operators should help avoid confusion in 2009.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462529.html?rssid=3D193
* Legislators Push Cable Ops to Help Digital Transition
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6462726.html
FCC OKs 'HARDSHIP' WAIVERS FOR RCN, THREE OTHERS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Todd Spangler]
The action on CableCARD set-tops isn't over: The=20
Federal Communications Commission=92s Media Bureau=20
Monday issued a second wave of rulings on the=20
integrated set-top ban, which went into effect=20
July 1. The agency granted a one-year waiver of=20
the integration ban to four cable operators --=20
RCN, WideOpenWest, James Cable and Great Plains=20
Cable Television -- for certain models of set-top=20
boxes, citing financial difficulties of each=20
company. Also Monday, the FCC granted waiver=20
requests to seven phone companies because they=20
already operate all-digital systems or have=20
promised to do so by Feb. 17, 2009, when TV=20
broadcasters are required to stop transmitting=20
analog signals. That=92s the same reason the agency=20
gave late last month in approving waivers for=20
Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications=20
International and about 120 other providers.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6462741.html
NO SUCH THING AS SIMPLE CARRIAGE TALKS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Mike Reynolds]
CTAM Summit panelists discuss complicated=20
negotiations which, today, are more=20
time-consuming and complex than ever before, but=20
contract conclusions only mark the beginning of=20
the relationship between programmers and distributors.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6462762.html
CBS TRACES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable]
CBS has issued its third annual social=20
responsibility report. The report outlines the=20
2006 efforts by the network and its broadcast=20
stations, cable nets, and print and outdoor=20
businesses to "community outreach, public service=20
announcements, responsible programming and=20
diversity." The report is meant to accentuate the=20
positive and reinforce the company's image as a=20
public servant. Among the responsible programs=20
the network spotlights heavily in the report is=20
Without a Trace. That is the show that the FCC=20
hit with the largest-ever proposed indecency=20
fine, a fine that CBS is challenging. It is also,=20
per CBS, a show that has dealt with important=20
issues including drug abuse, AIDS, and racial=20
inequity. CBS also showcases the Super Bowl, a=20
broadcast that in other years has drawn content=20
critics. In this case it was the 2006 game during=20
which CBS distributed footballs and gear to=20
soldiers in Iraq and held a flag football=20
"Baghdad Bowl" game, airing some of the footage during the game.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462786.html?rssid=3D193
OWNERSHIP
BIT PLAYERS XM, SIRIUS HOLD A HIGH-STAKES MERGER GAME
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Jeffrey H. Birnbaum]
By any conventional measure, the proposed merger=20
between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite=20
Radio is not a big deal. Both firms are young; XM=20
is barely 10 years old. Revenue for each last=20
year was less than $1 billion, making them bit=20
players in the media world. The only statistic=20
that is remarkable is the size of their net=20
losses: a combined $1.8 billion in 2006. Yet in=20
the Washington area, XM and Sirius are giants.=20
They have spent millions of dollars to gain=20
regulatory approval for their union. And their=20
chief opponent, the National Association of=20
Broadcasters, has spent a small fortune to block=20
it. The reason is an object lesson for the=20
nation's capital: Government has grown pivotal to=20
the business world and, in some cases, its=20
decisions are make-or-break for individual companies or industries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR200707...
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WEB RADIO BATTLES EFFORTS TO EXPAND ROYALTIES FOR MUSIC
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Lee Gomes]
Every piece of recorded music is covered by two=20
separate copyrights. The first involves the=20
musical composition itself and is usually handled=20
by music publishers on behalf of composers and=20
songwriters. The other is for a specific=20
recording of the song, which is owned by record=20
labels and musicians. Those two copyrights are=20
nearly as old as recorded music itself. They have=20
spawned huge organizations to represent the=20
various parties, including the Recording Industry=20
Association of America, which speaks for record=20
labels, and ASCAP and BMI, which are music=20
publishers that represent songwriters. Web-radio=20
companies, including big Internet broadcasters=20
such as Yahoo, are banded together through the=20
Digital Media Association. Often, interests on=20
the content-creation side of the music business=20
are aligned, as when they join forces to fight=20
music piracy. But record labels and musicians=20
typically can negotiate royalties, while=20
songwriters and composers are usually forced to=20
take a fixed amount -- one established via a=20
legal proceeding set up by Congress. The=20
publishers representing the songwriters one day=20
would like to change that to gain flexibility in negotiations.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118530628850576526.html?mod=3Dtodays_us_...
ketplace
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GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
FBI Seeks To Pay Telecoms For Data
FBI SEEKS TO PAY TELECOMS FOR DATA
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Ellen Nakashima]
The FBI wants to pay the major telecommunications=20
companies to retain their customers' Internet and=20
phone call information for at least two years for=20
the agency's use in counterterrorism=20
investigations and is asking Congress for $5=20
million a year to defray the cost, according to=20
FBI officials and budget documents. The FBI would=20
not have direct access to the records. It would=20
need to present a subpoena or an administrative=20
warrant, known as a national security letter, to=20
obtain the information that the companies would=20
keep in a database, officials said. The proposal=20
has raised concerns by civil libertarians who=20
point to telecom companies' alleged involvement=20
in the government's domestic surveillance program=20
and to a recent Justice Department inspector=20
general's report on FBI abuse of national=20
security letters. In one case, a senior FBI=20
official signed the letters without including the=20
required proof that they were linked to FBI=20
counterterrorism or espionage investigations.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR200707...
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QUICKLY
BLOGGERS TAKE AIM AT CITY GOVERNMENTS -- AND HIT HOME
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 7/23, AUTHOR: Jonathan Abrams]
Examples of the growing influence of citizen=20
journalists roiling communities across Southern=20
California, many of which rarely are covered by=20
newspapers or other traditional media outlets.=20
These muckraking bloggers say they have stepped=20
in to fill the government watchdog vacuum. Some=20
are anonymous, others are scurrilous and, on=20
occasion, possibly libelous. And to local=20
politicians, most are a royal pain in the tuchis.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blogs23jul23,1,7719611,full.story
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CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES CRITICAL IN ONLINE CHILD "PROTECTION"
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy & Technology]
As the Senate Commerce Committee debates how best=20
to protect children on the Internet, lawmakers=20
must take special care to avoid overly simple=20
solutions that would do more harm than good. In=20
its zeal to protect kids from predators and=20
potentially inappropriate content, Congress must=20
not trample the First Amendment rights of=20
Internet users, CDT said in a statement submitted=20
to the Committee today. The Committee is holding=20
a hearing entitled "Protecting Children on the=20
Internet," that features no representatives from the civil liberties commun=
ity.
CDT Statement: http://www.cdt.org/speech/20070623child-protection.pdf
THE NEW WIRELESS PLAYING FIELD
[SOURCE: BusinessWeek, AUTHOR: Olga Kharif]
Cell-phone makers and outsiders like Google want=20
to break free from carriers' rigid controls and=20
gain direct access to subscribers.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2007/tc20070724_805104...
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HOW FRESH IS YOUR CABLE NEWS? CHECK THE LABEL
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Paul Farhi]
This just in! There's no more news on TV, at=20
least not on the cable news networks. Plain old=20
news apparently just isn't good enough anymore,=20
so TV news stories have been getting new and=20
improved names -- "Developing Story", "Breaking News", "Very Latest".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR200707...
2434.html
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