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KFOG radio – Then and Now
by Lincoln Cushing
Kaiser archivist Lincoln Cushing sends this story about KFOG and Kaiser: once an owner and now a sponsor. A little Bay Area radio history on the ..
Sharp Critique of Wheeler Appt by Former FCC Commissioner
by Paul Jay
A sharp critique of President Obama's appointment of former telecom lobbyist Tom Wheeler as FCC Chair by former FCC commissioner Nicholas Johnson, ..
Keeping It Real: An LPFM Pioneer
by Bruce Rushton
Enjoy this fun article on a pioneer in low-power formerly "pirate" radio from the Illinois Times.
A Light Moment: Unfairness is Universal
by Frans De Waals
This delightful video shows Capuchin monkeys reacting to unfairness and inequity when one gets compensated with cucumber bits for doing a task and ..
Media Literacy: Girls,Video Games and the Damsel in Distress
A 20-minute video identifying the use of damsel in distress imagery in video games. Great for schools or the young girl in your life.
Hollywood Blames LA Officials for Loss of Public Access Television
Actor Ed Asner weighs in on the loss of public access in television in Los Angeles in this video by the Full Disclosure Network.
The New ‘Professionalized’ Al Jazeera Will Not Solve Democratic Deficits in US Public Media – We Need A Revolution.
by Scott Sanders
What connects Al-Jazeera and Chicago Public Media? This essay by Chicago Media Action Co-founder Scott Sanders connects dots between the uproar after ..
Lowjack the Power
A fun video about radio, where it's been and what LPFM means.
38-State Street View Prying Case Settled
by David Streifield
It probably looks like we're picking on Google, but after 38 states filed suit to protect user privacy after Google's Street View mapping project ..
David Cay Johnston on Gigabit Nation
Author and journalist David Cay Johnston on cableco monopolies and how they distort economic development on Gigabit Nation
Media Policy
AP Phone Records Seizure
Several news organizations slammed the Justice Department for the Associated Press phone records ... more
Statewide PUC Hearings on Wireless Lifeline
Throughout May, June and July, the PUC will hold public hearings throughout California to gather ... more
KCSM-TV To Be Sold Off to Notorious Blackstone Group
The San Mateo Community College District announced plans to liquidate peninsula public television ... more
Censored KCSM-TV Bids Released by Community College District
In response to MA's public records request, censored bid information was released by KCSM-TV's ... more
Open Internet Proposal Gets 24% Support From Verizon Shareholders
This represents a three-fold increase in support from a similar action filed last year, which ... more
No Such Thing as an Obamaphone: Keeping Universal Service Real
Soup in every pot, a toilet in every house, America has made promises about what is available to ... more
California's 5th Largest Public TV Station May be Scrapped for Wireless Spectrum
Update 4/27: Despite a legal letter sent earlier this month, the San Mateo Community College ... more
Susan Crawford in SF on May 14th
Former White House Advisor and law professor Susan Crawford speaks on her new book Captive ... more
Low-Power Radio: No Urban Blackout Zones
MA filed these comments with the FCC on March 8th asking for the commission to consider lower watt ... more
County Allows Outrageous Charges for Inmate Phone Calls
Op-ed on the disparity between county and state facilities on prison phone calling rates more
 



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