The Media and Democracy Coalition (MA is a Steering Committee member) commissioned this survey to explore how Americans view the news and media ownership.
| Media and Democracy Coalition Poll Confirms the Public is Opposed to Further Media Consolidation The Media and Democracy Coalition (MA is a Steering Committee member) commissioned this survey to explore how Americans view the news and media ownership. |
| Tribune Files for Bankruptcy The Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal court in Delaware on Monday, as the owner of The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Cubs baseball team struggled to cope with rising debt and falling ad revenue. |
| Local TV Stations Call for Fair Access for Community, Minority Voices on Cable More than 150 class A and low-power TV stations petition the FCC to allow station upgrades that will provide spectrum permanence and access to cable |
| Limbaugh "Dreaming" of Riots in Denver DENVER -- Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments that appear to call for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer. |
| FCC Got an Earful on April 17th at Stanford Thanks to Media Alliance members and our SavetheInternet allies, the FCC hearing at Stanford on April 17th was a stirring call for a free and open Internet, a strong condemnation of random telecom interference with data traveling over their networks, and a clear statement on media in the public interest. |
| Media Alliance and UCC Delay Tribune Lawsuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided to put off hearing Tribune's challenge of the FCC's decision to grant it waivers to complete the deal to sell the company to investor Sam Zell due to a lawsuit filed by Media Alliance and the United Church of Christ Media Justice Campaign. |
| Video from the Southern California Media Justice Summit Media Alliance was a sponsor and presented a workshop on net neutrality and digital inclusion at this 3/29 Pasadena conference put on by Common Cause. Joanna Lew put together this video clip of the day's events. |
 | FCC Nominees: Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Varadaraj Paz President Obama has formally nominated Sen. Jay Rockefeller advisor Jessica Rosenworcel to the "Democratic seat" on the FCC and Ajit Pai, a long-time FCC staffer to the "Republican seat". |
 | Media News - December 3, 2009 Host: Al Kielwasser Guest: Tracy Rosenberg, Media Alliance Subject: Media Alliance and the Changing Nature of Media Advocacy |
| Media News - December 17, 2009 Host: Tracy Rosenberg Guest: Kwan Booth Subject: Citizen Journalism Producer" Lars Aaberg |