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...
Committees keep FCC hopping
The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is hosting all five FCC Commissioners today (and preventing their appearance at an NAB breakfast). The...
Muzzle awards handed out
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has an award you don't necessarily want to win. The 2008 Jefferson Muzzle awards...
GAO cites low minority/women ownership levels
It is no secret that women and minorities are vastly underrepresented in the ranks of broadcast ownership compared to their percentage of the overall...
CEA applauds regulators on DTV
Even though FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's agency has been hitting members of the Consumer Electronics Association with fines and consent decrees, the organization is...
Senate battlegrounds handicapped
The good news for Republicans is that at this point, about seven months out before Election Day, only one of ten competitive Senate seats...
Senate battlegrounds handicapped
The good news for Republicans is that at this point, about seven months out before Election Day, only one of ten competitive Senate seats is starting to look like a lost cause.
FCC doesn't cancel out fines
Today's FCC's April Open Meeting didn't include anything of direct interest to broadcasters, but its postponement may have put off news of adverse finding for America's electronics manufacturers and retailers. But no such luck -- the FCC went ahead and levied over 6M worth of penalties anyway.
Television has its place
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is famously against allowing the electronic media to invade the sanctity of his place of business. And he is...
No real surprises at DTV hearing
Senators routinely urged FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and outgoing NTIA head Meredith Atwell Baker to table all other concerns for the duration of the...