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News of the movement for January 2, 2013 |
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Hey, CJR, Let's Do the Time Warp Again!
Over at the Columbia Journalism Review, Steven Waldman laments that the media ownership debate is "stuck in a bit of a 1980s time warp." Well, gag me with a spoon. Free Press: FCC Data Shows Abysmally Low Levels of Ownership for Women and Communities of Color
Free Press submitted comments to the FCC in response to the agency's recent report on the ownership of commercial broadcast stations. The report confirmed that women and people of color remain disproportionately underrepresented in broadcast ownership, with some numbers still moving in the wrong direction.
Tech Giants Brace for More Scrutiny from Regulators
In 2012, among other victories, the tech industry staved off calls for federal consumer privacy legislation and successfully pushed for a revamp of an obscure law that had placed strict privacy protections on Americans’ video rental records. It also helped achieve a stalemate on a proposed global effort to let Web users limit behavioral tracking online, using Do Not Track browser settings. But this year is likely to put that issue in the spotlight again. Senate Approves Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers
The Senate reauthorized for five years broad electronic eavesdropping powers that legalized and expanded the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. The Internet Deserves Its Own Holiday
Every so often in human history, something new comes along that warrants a celebration, and that deserves its own holiday. That’s why I propose we celebrate “Internet Freedom Day” later this month. Amherst, Mass. Upgrades Downtown Wi-Fi Network
Amherst this week is unveiling what is possibly the most comprehensive outdoor Wi-Fi anywhere in Massachusetts. The network extends a mile throughout the downtown. Wireless Providers Renewing Push on Pay-As-You-Go
Canada’s maturing wireless market is prompting some carriers to modernize their pay-as-you-go service as younger customers increasingly fuel subscriber growth.
Tribune Co. Emerges from Bankruptcy
The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company emerged under new owners and a newly appointed board, freed from its massive debt and facing an uncertain future. For Newspaper Stocks, 2012 Was a Surprisingly Good Year
Total revenues are not yet headed in the right direction, but investors still liked what they saw in the newspaper industry last year and bid up share prices accordingly. For Traditional Media, Digital Remains Elusive Promise
For over a decade, traditional media companies have pointed to digital media as a promising source of revenue growth -- but as 2012 draws to an end, it’s clear that this promise is still more theoretical than real, while ad dollars continue to migrate away from traditional channels. Among Top News Stories, a War Is Missing
Look closely at the end-of-the-year lists of 2012’s top news stories. What’s missing? The 11-year-old war in Afghanistan and American-led counterterrorism efforts around the world.
How personal-health journalism ignores the fundamental pitfalls baked into all scientific research and serves up a daily diet of unreliable information. Sean Hannity Lost Half of His TV Audience After the Election
Conservative mouthpiece Sean Hannity lost about half of his TV audience in the weeks after the election while his colleague Bill O’Reilly’s viewership only dropped by about a third. Belgian Media Planning Shared Digital Content Passport
Despite a new agreement with Google, Belgian media will launch their own shared user management and payment system, reducing the amount of free content on their sites.
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