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Smart Spectrum Policy Could Open the Airwaves for Artists
Blog Author: Beth McConnellFor the last few weeks, Antoinette Conti has been staring down at me from the sky, and she’s giving me the creeps. The subject of a photograph by artist Zoe Strauss, Conti’s...
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Educating Creators
Blog Author: Joseph S. MillerThe discussion about providing underserved communities with “digital literacy” skills is too often limited to the skills people will need to be better media consumers. Too...
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The Awesome Power of Information Infrastructure—And You
Blog Author: Michael CoppsThe first great awakening that struck me when I took office as FCC Commissioner in 2001 was the awesome power of information infrastructure to propel America’s progress in the...
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Resistance is in the Airwaves: By Any Media Necessary
Blog Author: Betty YuAs I wind down my adventures at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this week, I reflect on the fact that the most powerful and poignant moments...
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Introduction for the NCWO Women’s Media Policy Statement
Blog Author: Ariel DoughertyThis past July when the 3rd Court of Appeals remained back to the FCC its attempt to loosen ownership rules largely due to the FCC’s failure to address women’s and minority...
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FCC’s Authority Over Internet Policy Questioned
Blog Author: Beth McConnellNAMAC members have mobilized many times in support of strong net neutrality rules that would protect creators of content, as well as its consumers. Outspoken artists were a...
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Race and Gender in “Online Influence” Rankings
Blog Author: Joseph S. MillerSeveral services have cropped up purporting to rank the “popularity” and “influence” of social media users. Some sites have ranked blogs based on visitor traffic alone. The...
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Free Speech Versus Media Accountability
Blog Author: Beth McConnellI appreciated Ariel’s post on the ways women can fight back against the corporate media misogyny as a response to Rush Limbaugh’s infamously stupid comments about Sandra...
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Criminal Charges: Fighting for the Rights of Families to Stay Connected
Blog Author: Betty YuIn this last month, the fight to end the high costs of phone rates in the prison system got a major boost when the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer Advisory...
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Happy Birthday, National Broadband Plan!
Blog Author: Kevin Taglang We’re taking a step back today from our usual focus on the past seven days to look at the progress made on implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) over the last...
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Jazz Has Endured Despite the Odds, Can Public Media?
Blog Author: Joseph S. MillerPublic media is critical to filling the void left by commercial broadcasters. But several structural changes have threatened the ability of public media to thrive and...
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Why PEG and Community Access Television is a Media Justice Fight
Blog Author: Betty YuPreserving community media outlets like Community Access TV is an important part of our media justice movement. These centers are unique spaces where community members can come...
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