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Welcome to Denver!
Amy Kroin
April 4, 2013
Remember how much you looked forward to your birthday when you were a kid? You’d dream about it months in advance, planning your party, thinking about the friends you’d invite, anticipating how much more grownup you’d feel when you could announce yourself as four or seven or — the Rolls Royce of birthdays — 10.
Watch It Live!
Amy Kroin
April 4, 2013
Maybe you’re feeling a little sad right now. A little verklempt. A little forlorn. You really, really wanted to go to the National Conference for Media Reform but for one reason or another you just couldn’t make it.

Well, put those tear-stained handkerchiefs away, because we’ve prepared live coverage just for people like you.
Student Voices at the National Conference for Media Reform
Alexandra Bunnell
April 2, 2013
As a communications student, I've learned a lot about media consolidation. But none of my classes have explored ways to fight back.

That’s why I can’t wait to go to the National Conference for Media Reform, which will be held in Denver on April 5–7. The conference is a place for people with curious minds to tackle big issues — and actually develop some solutions.
Jon Stewart for FCC Chair
Josh Stearns
March 29, 2013
On Thursday night, Jon Stewart "interviewed" Rupert Murdoch about the News Corp. mogul's ambitions to buy the Los Angeles Times — and the legal hurdles that stand in the way of this acquisition.
Women Will Rock the House at the National Conference for Media Reform
Raechel Kelley
Mary Alice Crim
March 29, 2013
At this April's National Conference for Media Reform, women will be front and center. Many influential feminist voices will be heard throughout the conference, and several sessions will focus specifically on issues impacting women.
Watchdogs on Guard at the National Conference for Media Reform
Josh Stearns
March 28, 2013
The 10-year anniversary of the Iraq war has brought renewed attention to the media’s role in the run-up to the American invasion. By most accounts, nearly all major media outlets failed to do their job in the face of the Bush administration’s falsehood-filled campaign to lead the country into war.
Why the New Boss at the FCC Should Be Nothing Like the Old Boss
Craig Aaron
March 27, 2013
In announcing his departure as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski said: "The last four years have demonstrated that the country needs an effective FCC."
Step Up, FCC: Lower the Cost of Prison Phone Rates
March 27, 2013
Injustice often operates in secret ways. This has certainly been the case with predatory prison phone rates. But after nearly a decade of advocacy from public interest and civil rights groups, meaningful change is in sight.

In 2003, inmates and their families presented the Wright Petition, which asked the Federal Communications Commission to regulate prison phone rates. The FCC failed to act, so in 2007 the Wright Petitioners submitted an alternate proposal. Last December, the FCC finally invited the public to weigh in.
Local TV, Political Consultants and Election Profiteering
Josh Stearns
March 25, 2013
A recent ProPublica investigation highlighted a network of political action committees that consultants and strategists set up as front groups designed to funnel money back to those who established them.

In the report, which examined PAC expenditures, Kim Barket found that the PACs spent just a small percentage of the money they raised on concrete actions to get candidates elected.
Latino Advocates Take Center Stage at the National Conference for Media Reform
Joseph Torres
March 22, 2013
Many of our nation’s leading Latino activists, journalists, artists and media policy advocates will play a key role in the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver on April 5–7.

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