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Arizona’s recent passage of “SB 1070″ is spurring controversy and causing some to go so far as to urge that “all good patriots” should “protect themselves against the dangerous invaders” and “lock and load.”  Unfortunately, this type of rhetoric, which repulses most people regardless of their feelings toward immigration, is growing all too common in [...]

The Federal Communications Commission heard from voices all over the Palo Alto area at its media ownership hearing today, but there may have been a few voices that rose above the rest. The “Raging Grannies” – a grassroots peace organization whose members dress like “innocent little old ladies” and sing protest songs – were out in [...]

Who owns the media you rely on every day for news and information? Is it someone from your community? Do the media speak for you or share your concerns? And why does that matter? On Friday, May 21, the FCC will host a workshop on media ownership in Stanford, Calif. Technology gurus, [...]

Comcast is like an asteroid on a collision course with earth, and time is running out to stop the company from taking over NBC Universal and destroying our media system. We have one month to tell the Federal Communications Commission why it should stop the Comcast merger (and save the planet? Perhaps!). Watch the video: How To [...]

This Friday, at Stanford University, the Federal Communications Commission will hold its latest in a series of hearings on the laws that control how much Big Media can continue to expand. The FCC is required to review its media ownership limits every few years to determine if the rules continue to serve [...]

You know it; your friends know it; everyone knows it: The media are failing. That’s why today, after a couple of months of beta testing, we’re officially launching an exciting new project: MediaFAIL, a site that lets you expose the worst moments in the media as they happen. The point behind the site is simple. Every day, [...]

Clyburn Calls for More Public Hearings on Comcast-NBCU Merger It’s the public that would ultimately be affected by the proposed merger between Comcast and NBC. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn gets that. In remarks at the Free Press policy summit on Tuesday, Clyburn called for public hearings on the merger, stressing the importance of a conversation [...]

Tomorrow is the Free Press Summit -- Ideas to Action -- in Washington, D.C., where nearly 500 people are converging to talk about how we continue to create a better media system. The event is free and open to the public (doors open at 9 a.m.). Seats will be given to registrants first, and then we’ll fill the room to capacity. If you can get there, you should.

Ottawa is fast tracking programs that will bridge the digital divide between urban and rural Canada. Industry Minister Tony Clement approved 52 projects that would connect 169,000 households through broadband Internet.

The FCC gave Hollywood a little present late Friday afternoon: qualified approval for a scheme that would let movie studios remotely disable the analog outputs on cable and satellite tuners while you watch video-on-demand copies of some movies.

A pair of Comcast-funded reports say a Comcast-NBC Universal merger wouldn't limit competition and, in fact, could even benefit consumers as Comcast developed new TV and Internet services. But at least one critic was highly skeptical.

Friday marked the public's last chance to file comments with the FCC's Future of Media initiative, and people didn't hold back from telling the agency they want a better media system.