Dana Floberg

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Don't Be Fooled by Sinclair's Shell Games
Dana Floberg
February 22, 2018
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is offering more empty promises to move forward its merger with Tribune Media.
How Congress Can Save Net Neutrality: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Collette Watson
Dana Floberg
Matt Wood
December 20, 2017
If you’re passionate about Net Neutrality, you may be wondering what we can do now that the FCC has voted to repeal the rules protecting it. You may have even heard that Congress is the next venue in the fight. But what exactly can Congress do?
If It Looks Like a Merger and It Quacks Like a Merger …
Dana Floberg
July 31, 2013
Last week Free Press and other public interest groups filed a legal challenge to Gannett's deal to buy 20 Belo TV stations. And on Monday, we learned that this wave of TV mergers is only accelerating.

Free Press: FCC Is Defying Congress in Latest Scheme to Unleash Media Consolidation
March 20, 2018
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press declared that the FCC lacked the authority to change the broadcast-ownership cap Congress put in place.
FCC Moves Forward Chairman Pai's Proposal to Raise the TV-Ownership Cap, an Action That Will Harm Communities Nationwide
December 14, 2017
WASHINGTON— On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman moved forward Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to revise the national television-ownership cap, delivering yet another gift to big broadcasters by kicking off an attempt to raise the cap and allow companies to own television stations reaching more than 39 percent of the national audience.

Democratic Lawmakers Fight for Republican Support to Reinstate Net Neutrality
Gray TV
March 5, 2018
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are fighting for equal internet access: They want to reinstate Net Neutrality, which was repealed by the FCC last year.
Critics: Sinclair May Use Shell Companies to Dodge Merger Rules
DSL Reports
February 28, 2018
The Trump FCC's decision to gut media-ownership rules specifically to aid the Sinclair Broadcast Group has received widespread bipartisan condemnation and an FCC investigation into potential corruption. Critics have charged the $3.9-billion deal would result in Sinclair owning 233 local-TV stations to dominate the media landscape across 73 percent of the country, reducing overall competition and diversity in the media space.
The Fight for Net Neutrality Is 'Not Over': Groups Launch Internet-Wide Campaign Pushing Congress to Overrule FCC Vote
Common Dreams
December 18, 2017
The Republican-controlled FCC voted along party lines to repeal Net Neutrality, but open-internet defenders are urging the public to recognize that the fight is not over.