The US Court of Appeals in DC upheld on Tuesday Comcast's legal challenge to a 2008 sanction for violating net neutrality rules.
| 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 |
 | McDowell: Cross-Ownership Could Save Newspapers by Erik Sass, Media Post (Media Alliance is a plaintiff in media ownership litigation pending before the Federal Communications Commission. In this article, Republican FCC Commissioner Robert Mcdowell takes umbrage at the public interest lawsuit). |
| National Civil Rights and Public Interest Groups Ask FCC to Immediately Fix Wireless Auction Rules Meant to Help Small Businesses Compete with Large Companies http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/prnewswire/press_releases/national/District_of_Columbia/2009/04/02/PH93879 Leaders from ten prominent civil rights, women and minority interest organizations have been making the rounds meeting with FCC Commissioners asking them to reverse 2006 rule changes that, since adopted, have virtually eliminated the ability of small and minority businesses to compete against large wireless companies for valuable spectrum at FCC auctions. |
| Public Interest Groups Criticize ‘Privatization’ of Broadband Mapping
Oakland-CA - The $350 million broadband mapping program required by the recent stimulus bill would be set back if there is widespread participation in it by a group called Connected Nation, according to a new report issued by Public Knowledge and the Media and Democracy Coalition. |