Dorgan's disapproval sails through committee

Next stop: The floor of the Senate, for S.J. Res. 28, which will strip the effect from the FCC's 12/18/07 liberalization of media cross-ownership...

McDowell attacks reporting regimen

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell remembers when his home received "four main channels" on television. Now there are hundreds, and numerous other media competitors vying...

D-Day: Dorgan gets his vote today

The Senate Commerce Committee has a full slate of items to consider during today's mark-up session. It will look at protecting consumers of seafood, weigh in on bus accessibility, look into maritime pollution, and consider an FAA nominee, among other things.

Martin discusses broadband policy

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin outlined broad policies which he believe the FCC must keep in mind when considering internet service providers and their customers....

Bush cabinet pushes back on shield

It is well known that the Bush administration has an antipathy toward information leakers, and is firmly against enactment of a federal shield for...

House pushes Senate on federal shield

A bipartisan and ideologically diverse quarter of US Reps is urging Senate Majority and Minority leaders, Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), respectively,...

Legal eagle-eye view of EEO reports

The prospect of even more paperwork is apparently in the works at the FCC, and the attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC are sounding an alarm.

CommComm tees up FCC repudiationd

Byron Dorgan (D-ND) will finally begin to put his reprise of the Resolution of Disapproval up for a committee vote on Thursday 4/24/08.

Blackburn leads cavalry v. FCC

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is all for broadcast localism. She just doesn't believe that the way to achieve this "laudable goal" is to bury...

Former Rep finds a niche on cable

JC Watts, who used to go around with (R-OK) after his name as a member of the Oklahoma delegation to the House of Representatives,...

NAB spot-lighting local community service

The National Association of Broadcasters is not just encouraging stations to super-serve their local communities. It's offering a central location to plan and execute...

Shield prospects looking good

Both houses of Congress have been doing just about everything but passing a federal shield law that would guarantee the right of reporters to...

Republican proxy in middle of duel

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is wondering why an electronic identifier on a political ad points to its rival National Republican Congressional Committee, and...

Localism mandate gets airing in WaPo

The FCC's 12/18/07 proposal to increase reporting requirements and record-keeping at broadcast stations with an eye to improving local service is usually considered inside...

McCain backs reporter shield

Conventional wisdom has presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) looking for issues where he can put some political daylight between himself and President...