Broadcast Networks File Comments On FCC Ownership Review But Don't Report On It (PRESS RELEASE)
January 29, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

Ad Industry Group Doesn't File Comments On Media Concentration Due To Lack Of Unified Position
January 29, AdAge

FCC And Right-Wing Radio Helping U.S. Press Freedom Slip Away (COMMENTARY)
February 3, The Salt Lake Tribune via Benton Foundation

Digital Technology Helps Fake Local Radio
February 3, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Senators Caution FCC Against Relaxation Of Media Ownership Rules; Hearings On Consolidation Set
January 29, Hollywood Reporter via I Want Media
Also see:
  • Jan 30, 9:30AM: Hearing on Ownership in Radio Industry -- Live audio and more info
  • Turner Bemoans Big Mergers

L.A. Public Forum On FCC Ownership Rules Scheduled For February 18th (PRESS RELEASE)
USC
Also see:
  • The Jan 16 Media Ownership FCC Forum In NYC- Special Coverage
  • Video of NYC FCC Forum (RealPlayer required download it free.)
  • Commissioners Speak At NYC Forum On Ownership

Media Won't Report On The Damage Of Consolidation  (COMMENTARY)
The New York Times (free registration req'd)
Also see:
  • Relaxing Rules Raises Concerns About Diverse Media Voices
  • FCC's Copps Calls For More Data And More Debate On Media Ownership Rules
  • Broad Coalition Takes on FCC over Children's Television (PRESS RELEASE)
Additional Info: Senate Hearing on Telecom Industry Competition: Transcripts, Video (RealPlayer required download it free.)

Corporate Media's Agenda Revealed By FCC Filing  (COMMENTARY)
January 15, Center for Digital Democracy

"Public Interest" Will Drive FCC Ownership Decisions, Says Chairman Powell
January 14, ABC News
Also see:
  • Powell "Concerned" About Media Concentration

Senators Question FCC Ownership Review
January 15, Ad Age via I Want Media
Also see:
  • Senators Wary Of Media Ownership Rules
Media Critics Debate The FCC On Ownership (REAL AUDIO)
The Last Stand For Media Diversity? (COMMENTARY)

Senator Moves Ahead With Bill To Probe Radio Giants
January 8, Billboard.com
Also see:
  • Radio: Where's The Diversity?
  • Radio-Market Consolidation Hits Sour Note

Myth Of The Media Giants: Why Big Media Should Be Pitied (COMMENTARY)
January 6, The National Post via I Want Media
Also see:
  • All News Media Inc. (COMMENTARY)

Public Letter-Writing Campaign Urges FCC Against Media Concentration
January 3, The Wall Street Journal (subscription req'd) via I Want Media
Also see:
  • Upcoming FCC Decisions Will Transform Media And Communications Landscape
  • New FCC Commissioner Urges Caution On Media Ownership Deregulation

FCC Flooded With Media Ownership Filings As Public Comment Period Ends
January 2, USA Today
Also see:
  • FCC Preparing to Overhaul Telecom, Media Rules
  • Hollywood And TV Groups Form New Coalition To Support Ownership Limits
  • Three Media Firms Ask FCC To Abandon Ownership Rules
  • FCC Chief Could Set Off Sea Of Change

NY Times Now Sole Owner Of Intern'l Herald Tribune
December 31, United Press International
Also see:
  • International Herald Tribune Now Run Solely by The Times

The Balance Of Media Power Is Poised To Change
December 30, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Ad Agency Urges Diversity In Media Ownership
January 2, Los Angeles Times via Sunspot.net

Tribune Co. Buying Two More TV Stations
December 30, Associated Press via Washington Post

Almost All Top U.S. News Websites Run By TV/Newspaper Companies
December 20, Editor & Publisher via I Want Media

Comcast: "The New AOL" Will Dominate Cable, Broadband
December 20, Server World via I Want Media

Murdoch Tries Again To Buy DirecTV, Largest Satellite Broadcaster
December 20, Moreover.com

Unions Blast FCC's Studies On Media-Ownership Rules
December 19, Hollywood Reporter via I Want Media

Twenty Cities Pass Resolutions To Reject Patriot Act
December 19, Wired News

Minority Ownership Of Major Media Going Extinct (COMMENTARY)
December 16, Alternet

FCC Wants Probe Of Leaked Proposals For Cable-Ownership Rules
December 17, Hollywood Reporter via I Want Media

FCC Ownership Studies Ask The Wrong Questions, Says New Report (PRESS RELEASE)
December 16, Consumer Federation of America
Also see:
  • Democratic FCC Commissioner Raises A Challenge Over Media Rules

FCC Commissioner Copps Warns That Corporate Interests Are Monopolizing Media-Ownership Debate; Urges More Research
December 12, FT.com via Yahoo News

FCC Proposal Would Let Cable Companies Get Bigger, But With Limits
December 12, USA Today

CNN-ABC News Merger Talks Stalled
December 11, The New York Times (free registration req'd)
Also see:
  • CNN, ABC Deny "Test Run" Of Merger

Newspaper Guild And Media Workers Union Join Campaign To Preserve Media-Ownership Limits (PRESS RELEASE)
December 9, CWA-Union
Also see:
  • ACTION ALERT: Support The FCC's Public Hearing On Media Ownership And Demand More Hearings
  • ACTION ALERT: Urge The FCC To Consider Children And Kid's Media When Deciding Ownership Regulations
  • News Tracker: Ongoing Coverage Of The FCC And U.S. Media-Ownership Rules

Facing Antitrust Opposition, Echostar Cancels Acquisition Of Hughes
December 10, Reuters via Washington Post

Anti-Trust Regulators Hold Up Univision Bid For Leading Spanish Broadcaster
December 9, European Journalism Centre

Coalition Urges FCC And Congress To Limit Media Concentration For Sake Of Democracy (PRESS RELEASE)
December 5, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

News Chiefs At CNN And ABC Have Worked Out Future Merger Plan
December 6, Atlanta Constitution-Journal via I Want Media

FCC Chair Finally Agrees To Public Hearings On Media Ownership Rules
December 5, Reuters/Variety via Yahoo News
Also see:
  • Ownership Deregulation Plans Ignore Impact On Children's Media, Warn Public Health And Media Research Groups

Fewer Media Owners, More Media Choices (COMMENTARY)
December 2, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via Google News
Also see:
  • Krugman: Are Big Media At Odds With Objective News Coverage?
  • Rep. Sanders: Concentration Of Media Ownership "Threatens The Very Fabric Of American Democracy"

The Case Against An ABC/CNN Merger  (COMMENTARY)
December 2, Business Week via I Want Media
Also see:
  • ABC News-CNN Merger To Be Considered After New Year, Says Exec

Murdoch Eyes $30bn Satellite Merger With DirecTV
November 24, MediaGuardian.co.uk via European Journalism Centre

The Untold Story: How Corporate Takeovers Make the Media Less Curious (COMMENTARY)
November 22, LA Weekly via I Want Media

Media Consolidation Causes Worries For PBS Head
November 20, Ithaca Times via I Want Media

Radio Deregulation Report Finds Less Diversity, Competition on the Air
November 19, Center for Digital Democracy via Benton Foundation

Comcast's Roberts May Now Be Most Powerful Force In US Media (COMMENTARY)
November 18, USA Today via I Want Media
Also see:
  • Community Must Ensure That Comcast Serves Public Interest

Senate Finally Confirms Democrat For Vacant FCC Seat
November 15, eWeek via Google News

AT&T-Comcast Merger Shows FCC's Neglect Of Public Interest, Warns Media Democracy Advocate (COMMENTARY)
November 15, TomPaine.com via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Comcast-AT&T Merger Approved, New Cable & Broadband Giant Called "Dangerous" By Consumer Groups (PRESS RELEASE)
November 14, Philadelphia Inquirer
Also see:
  • Center For Digital Democracy: Merger Will Harm Consumers And Citizens
  • Consumers' Union: "Dangerous" Merger Will Control 40% Of U.S. Households
  • Lone FCC Democrat Dissents: Merger Is Not In The Public Interest (PDF File)

CNN-ABC Merger Talks Continue, Says Disney's Eisner
November 14, The Wall Street Journal (subscription req'd) via I Want Media

ABC-CNN: Merger Most Foul?
November 13, USA Today via I Want Media

FCC Extends Public Comment Period On Media-Ownership Review, After Petition By Citizen Groups, TV Stations, Media Workers
November 6, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via I Want Media
Also see:
  • Dissenting Commissioner Warns More Time Is Needed To Protect The Public Interest (PRESS RELEASE)
  • Groups Ask FCC To Extend Media Debate

Special Interest Alarm As Comcast Boss Meets With FCC Chair
November 4, internews.com via I Want Media

Justice Department To Challenge EchoStar Direct TV Deal In Court
October 31, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

FCC Chairman Wants To Lift Regulations On Companies' Use Of Airwaves
November 1, BayArea.com via Yahoo Full Coverage

Justice Department Files Suit To Block Satellite TV Merger
November 1, Washington Post

More Than 100 "Local" Stations Actually Programmed At Single LA Site; Pretending To Be Local Is Good Business For WB
October 29, Hollywood Reporter (full article subscription only) via I Want Media

Cablevision Gets Involved To Push Satellite TV Merger
October 28, Washington Post
Also see:
• Who Will Rule Satellite TV?

How The Media Industry Intends To Kill The Open Internet (COMMENTARY)
October 25, TomPaine.com

New Technology Could Open Up Radio Broadcasting To Everyone
October 24, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Unions, Consumer Groups Ask FCC To Extend Comment Deadline On Media-Ownership Rules
October 24, Broadcasting and Cable
Also see:
• Groups' Petition To The FCC

Partisan Politics Jeopardizes Democrats Nominee To FCC Commissioner
October 23, The Wall Street Journal via I Want Media

AT&T Comcast Merger Faces Likely Approval, Despite Consumer Group Opposition
October 21, The Mercury News

New FCC Rules On Digital Broadcast Technology Leave Low Power Community Stations Out In The Cold  (COMMENTARY)
October 18, Wired News

Writers' Union Asks Members To Tell FCC To Stop Ownership Deregulation And Prevent Further Media Concentraion (COMMENTARY)
October 15, National Writers Union

U.S. FCC Rejects Satellite Merger Over "Public Interest Concerns"; Companies Have 30 Days To Try Again
October 11, Washington Post
Also see:
• Satellite Merger Rejection A Victory And Opportunity For Rupert Murdoch
• EchoStar And DirecTV Will Continue To Pursue Merger
• FCC Blocks Merger Between Echostar And DirecTV