Kucinich Files Complaint Over Debate Exclusion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich won't accept his exclusion from ABC's debates on Saturday without a fight. Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC Friday, claiming ABC is denying him equal time and noting that parent company Disney has made campaign contributions to the four invited Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The FCC’s Christmas Gift to Big Media

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 25, 2007 On Dec. 18, the five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission met in Washington, D.C., and, by a 3 to 2 vote, passed new regulations that would allow more media consolidation. This, despite the U.S. public's increasing concern over the nation's media being controlled by a few giant corporations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fear, Loathing and the Crisis of Confidence

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 21, 2007 A recent study found that one-third of Americans "believe in a broad smorgasbord of conspiracy theories," which really isn't that surprising considering we have a government that has gone out of its way to undermine the rule of law and public accountability. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FCC Sells Out

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2007 Despite opposition from Congress and the public, the FCC has decided it's in the nation's best interest to relax decades-old ownership rules that prohibit media giants from owning newspapers and broadcasts outlets in the same local market. The idea behind the old rules, crazy as it sounds, is that it's probably not a good thing to get all of your information from the same place. The FCC's three Republicans and America's media conglomerates disagree. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Planted Canned ‘News’ Spots on U.S. Stations

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 For years, we've been hearing about big companies increasingly taking over the American news business, as well as media execs jumping into bed with government higher-ups, but this report about the federal government and major corporations actually producing and planting prepackaged "news" stories in outlets around the country raises the Big Brother threat level to at least Orange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Inside the Data Mine

Onnesha Roychoudhuri / Truthdig Aug 10, 2007 The Bush administration's domestic spying program has depended on the willing participation of America's telecommunications giants, and all but one, Qwest, were willing to comply. Truthdig contributor Onnesha Roychoudhuri investigates the complex world of national security and regulation to find out whether Qwest's extraordinary bad luck in recent years has been more than a coincidence -- and what it means for what's left of your privacy. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Radio for the People

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 The FCC is providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for local noncommercial radio. With tycoons like Rupert Murdoch snatching up more trophies for his media empire, local alternatives are needed now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SaveTheInternet.com’s Call to Arms

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 Feel strongly about Net Neutrality? Want to keep the online realm as free of pesky gatekeepers as possible? SaveTheInternet.com says yes to the above and is leading a rally to remind the FCC to work for the American people -- not big corporations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Court Rules Against FCC Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 In a landmark ruling, a federal appeals court has sided with broadcasters against the Federal Communications Commission on the issue of indecency, saying the regulatory body has not adequately explained how the Constitution could permit the censorship of "indecent" language. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NAB-bing the Election

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 11, 2007 As the TV pundits on the networks gab about the tens of millions of dollars raised by the top presidential candidates, what they don't talk about is where that money is going: to their own networks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FCC Commissioner on Net Neutrality, the Future of Media and More

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2007 Jonathan Adelstein, one of five FCC commissioners, speaks with Truthdig about the battle to control America's airwaves, the value of an open and fair Internet and his initial thoughts on the XM-Sirius merger. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Dingell Takes On the FCC

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2007 Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), who just became head of the Commerce Committee, tells a public-radio interviewer that he's about to launch a Net Neutrality-flavored smackdown against the FCC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )