Murdoch's Newsday Deal Is Bad News for New York Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:50:51 -0500 (CDT) Media Reform Daily http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Ygq9KUKf2h_JXO6Y1CgScA.. News of the movement for April 22, 2008 --STOP BIG MEDIA-- MURDOCH'S NEWSDAY DEAL IS BAD NEWS FOR NEW YORK The sale of Newsday to News Corp. is a clear violation of even the severely weakened FCC limits on how much media one company can own in one market. This sale should not be permitted under any circumstances. Free Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=N-Lhmqs7pdBhkXa-MxLYZQ.. MURDOCH, NEWSDAY CLOSE TO DEAL Newsday's parent company, Tribune Co., is near an agreement to sell the paper to New York Post and Wall Street Journal owner Rupert Murdoch. Ellen Yan, Newsday http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=ziA7OtlHEynB5Rx7UkcNCQ.. TRIBUNE NEAR PLAN TO SELL NEWSDAY TO NEWS CORP. Regulatory issues could slow the sale of Newsday to Rupert Murdoch, particularly media ownership issues that could restrict the number of properties that News Corp. could own in the New York Area. Robert Macmillan, Reuters http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=TLnQWQV5GDT5m9ks6FgLKQ.. OPENING BELL: JOURNAL EDITOR QUITS Rupert Murdoch was a busy man yesterday. The top editor of the Wall Street Journal abruptly resigned just four months after Murdoch took over its parent Dow Jones. And he's close to a deal to buy Newsday. Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=DLlFAGin8JiOZSqq9lslYg.. ACT NOW Stop the FCC's Big Handout to Big Media http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=3gx-uoIiWvj077cpaonhTw.. --SAVE THE INTERNET-- WRITERS PUSH FOR LAWS TO MAINTAIN INTERNET FREEDOM During the recent writers strike that virtually paralyzed television production for three months, Writers Guild President Patric Verrone learned the value of the Internet. John Dunbar, Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=FbBbCvLFAQaFcIDR2ORNhA.. SENATE COMMITTEE TACKLES NET NEUTRALITY TODAY An unexpected Senate Commerce Committee hearing may signal that lawmakers are ready to debate Internet bills long languishing in Congress. Mary A.C. Fallon, InfoWorld http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=VAk3kyaDhMMU0QbtNE_8Vg.. FCC CHAIRMAN MARTIN ADDED TO FUTURE OF THE INTERNET HEARING The Senate Commerce Committee announced one additional witness for the Full Committee hearing on "The Future of the Internet." FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will appear before the Committee. Senate Commerce Committee http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=8D0s_lVM5TEOoOxpdNhDXA.. CASTING A WIDE NET Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig will testify at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on "The Future of the Internet." Garance Franke-Ruta, Washington Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=qb78EbGG9In93KM-YnSZhQ.. LESSIG LEADS NET NEUTRALITY CHARGE IN STANFORD INQUISITION The Comcast controversy goes well beyond the usual debate over Net Neutrality. The truth is that we still don't know what Comcast is doing at the network level. Cade Metz, The Register http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=LKlI44Ev5aSj457hnZp2lw.. NEW REPORT SUGGESTS WIDESPREAD BLOCKING BY ISPS Vuze, maker of a popular peer-to-peer video distribution application, released a preliminary report suggesting that many major phone and cable companies across the country may be targeting and blocking legal Web traffic. Free Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=M8P0wskdjg_tYtDDTT2VwQ.. ACT NOW Support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=UIYL_80d9GjAQcD-NajBVw.. --JOURNALISM & BEYOND-- PENTAGON PAYOLA: RETIRED GENERALS' TV GRIFT Officers who trade on their former service and knowingly deceive the American people to increase their chances of winning defense contracts for the firms they represent disgrace the uniforms they wore. Period. Ralph Peters, New York Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=ShPkuVj1ivzHDVomFgY5tg.. MEDIA GENERALS: EDITORS RESPOND TO NEW YORK TIMES REVELATIONS Revelations that the Pentagon has been secretly guiding retired military officers -- many with links to defense contractors -- in their media assessments of the Iraq War has raised concerns about the using them in newspaper commentaries. Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=WT44qlN-2Lv2VoRViVDUnA.. PENTAGON PROPAGANDA PUNDITS Spreading "covert propaganda" is illegal under federal law. Congress must investigate these military pundits and their ties to the Bush administration, defense contractors and our national news media. Peter Rothberg, The Nation http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=JusQGT1GtUEUDcdL_8qiFA.. ADMINISTRATION'S PROPAGANDA MACHINE EXPOSED It was wrong for the news networks to not look into the conflicts of interest of their supposed independent military analysts. A Congressional hearing is in order. Jon Bartholomew, Common Cause http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=nqVsbGFeK69n63kSuwtxFA.. IN TIGHT TIMES, STUDENT TEAMS AND NONPROFITS RE-ENERGIZE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM With shrinking budgets at newspapers and television stations, news executives are experimenting with new models for investigative journalism. Some are enlisting graduate and undergraduate students to ferret out stories. Gabrielle Gurley, CommonWealth Magazine http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=PNgxin1G5WNl0cW9reTGqA.. NEWSPAPER THAT ANGERED PUTIN CLOSES Moskovsky Korrespondent, the newspaper that first reported rumors of a marriage between Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva, a 24-year-old gymnast, has closed. Shaun Walker, The Independent http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=WPo6O1cHGOxIVx4WWqA0fQ.. ROMANIAN ANTI-COMMUNIST DISSIDENT AND JOURNALIST DIES Monica Lovinescu, a Romanian journalist who was an outspoken opponent of this country's former communist regime, died in France. She was 85. Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Gv3ceYW8tE-2EJ6kdKvngA.. --ACT NOW-- The New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon campaign to infiltrate the media with pro-war propaganda. Spreading "covert propaganda" is illegal under federal law. Watch the video, and then tell Congress: Investigate the Propaganda Pundits. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=RIv_kas5m7aneYkHkc9QCw.. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=rlXVR-foRP75W33N3CJucA.. FP ACTION NETWORK http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=GTMJ787pdSj1qLjzfhK3fQ.. --IN OTHER NEWS-- N.J. COURT REQUIRES SUBPOENA FOR INTERNET SUBSCRIBER RECORDS Internet service providers must not release personal information about users in New Jersey without a valid subpoena, even to police, the state's highest court ruled Monday. Jeffrey Gold, Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=DeHY319z1w2-g6yN40P27w.. D BLOCK: LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD So what will it be for the sequestered 700 MHz D Block? A few tweaks here and there, an approach one lawmaker dismissively coined b��D Block liteb��? A complete overhaul? Or something in between? Jeffrey Silva, RCR Wireless News http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=k31Xn86LXB385kGWMXqbOw.. VIDEO FRANCHISE BILLS ALL TAKE; WHERE'S THE GIVE? The statewide video franchise bills up for consideration in the Louisiana Legislature are, in fact, bad news as John and the LMA (pdf) have made clear. Mike Stagg, Lafayette Pro Fiber http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=diBLcK8BmHyXxFWvX8882g.. AS PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY HEATS UP, MORE IN THE MEDIA INVEST IN RACE Despite concerns that downsizing has left the news media diminished in their ability to report big stories, news outlets have rarely been more ambitious than they are today covering one of the biggest in decades -- the race for the White House. David Zurawik, Baltimore Sun http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=a7pi_hvBiW2PBCFj088IIg.. 'FREE' DTV CONVERTER BOXES CAN'T BE RETURNED? We finally got one of our government-issued DTV converter box coupons in the mail, and one of the notices on the accompanying information sheet caught our eye Matthew Moskovciak, CNet http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=alo6uAvbP7dOqdnE27zFZg.. CHANNEL HOPPING CONSUMERS MORE LOYAL TO CONTENT THAN TV CHANNELS According to results from Accenture's Global Broadcast Consumer Survey, consumers are growing increasingly disenchanted with their overall television experience, but are remaining loyal to their favorite programs. Jack Loechner, Media Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=xatDBrQxMe01ItZljn6xAw.. Many of these articles are copyrighted material. We make such material available to advance understanding of public issues, which we believe constitutes a "fair use" of copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material in this email is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Rd8lu0NuI9VsBL8HNYTxtg.. 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