Los Angeles, CA-With one week's notice, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has announced a field hearing on the proposed merger between cable giant Comcast and the NBC/Universal broadcasting network.
| House Judiciary Committee Schedules Los Angeles Field Hearing on Comcast/NBCU Proposed Merger for June 7 Los Angeles, CA-With one week's notice, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has announced a field hearing on the proposed merger between cable giant Comcast and the NBC/Universal broadcasting network. |
| Public Interest Groups Demand Reversal of Media Consolidation: Hearing Friday May 21st at Stanford University On the eve of a Federal Communications Commission field workshop on media ownership at Stanford University on May 21st, a coalition of public interest groups, including Media Alliance, Prometheus Radio Project, The Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ and Free Press, represented by the Media Access Project and the Institute for Public Representation, have filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals, stating a 2008 decision to significantly weaken media ownership rules was unreasonable and against the law. |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Returns to Stanford University Campus; Media Ownership Hearing Set For May 21st at Dinkelspiel Auditorium Stanford - Two years after Comcast hearings led to sanctions on the cable giant for "net neutrality" violations, the Federal Communications Commission is returning to the Stanford campus for an en banc hearing. This time, the subject of discussion is cross-ownership rules that limit the number of print and broadcast outlets in a market that can be owned by the same entity. |
 | DC Appeals Court Upholds Comcast on 2008 Net Neutrality Sanction The US Court of Appeals in DC upheld on Tuesday Comcast's legal challenge to a 2008 sanction for violating net neutrality rules. |
| Making Contact: Race, Immigration and the Fight for an Open Internet On this edition, excerpts from “Race, Immigration and the Fight for an Open Internet,” a panel discussion presented by the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism and New America Media. The topic? Net neutrality. What is it? Who will it impact most? And why should we care? |
| Affordable Broadband Week of Action San Francisco-A broad array of community groups across the country – under the leadership of the Media Action Grassroots Network (www.mediagrassroots.org) will visit members of the Senate and Congress and sponsor forums and teach-ins for the public on universal, affordable and unfettered broadband access for all. |
 | Fox News is No News Outlet MA Op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle November 13, 2009 |
 | Why Public Access is Important and You Should Fight for the CAP ACT by Tracy Rosenberg, Huffington Post MA Op-Ed in the Huffington Post - February 10, 2010 |
| Media Alliance Adds to Outpouring of Support for Net Neutrality After years of discussion and public statements of support from over 1.6 million Americans and 850 public and private organizations, the Federal Communications Commission, acting on the call to action by new Chairman Julius Genachowski on September 21st, is poised to go ahead with basic net neutrality regulations to assure an open and unfettered Internet future. |
| SF Public Access Producers Picket Soon To-Be-Closed Facility |
| Media News - November 5, 2009 Subject: Prop 8, the Media and the GLBT Community Guest: Juan Barajas, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Host: Al Kielwasser |
| Media News - October 15, 2009 Subject: One Web Day Guest: Nathan James |
| Media News - October 1, 2009 Subject: Media Coverage of ACORN Guest: Richard Hopson, ACORN |
| Media News - September 17, 2009 Subject: Community Radio and Media Democracy: KPFA Elections Guest: Henry Norr |
| Meda News - September 3rd, 2009 Subject: SF Hate Speech Resolution Guest: Aurora Grajeda, Hispanic/Latino Anti-Defamation Coalition |
| Media News - August 20, 2009 Subject: Loss of Public Affairs Desks in Broadcast Television Guest: Jackie Wright |
| Media News - August 6, 2009 Subject: The Allied Media Conference Guest: Shanina Shumate, TEMPO |
| Media News - July 30, 2009 Subject: San Francisco Public Acccess Guest: Ron Vincent |
| Media News - July 16, 2009 Subject: Media Coverage of Iranian Election Guest: Roshan Pourabdollah - United for Iran NC |
| Media News - July 2, 2009 Subject: The Media and Male Body Image Guest: Tommy Morahan, San Francisco State University |