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Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency
By Justin Elliott ProPublica News organizations cultivate a reputation for demanding transparency, whether by suing for access to government documents, dispatching camera crews to the doorsteps of recalcitrant politicians, or editorializing in favor of open government. But now many of the country’s biggest media companies 2014 which own dozens of…
Janet Jackson ‘wardrobe malfunction’ appealed to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — A case involving a fine over a “wardrobe malfunction” which exposed pop superstar Janet Jackson’s breast during the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast was appealed to the US Supreme Court Wednesday. Court documents showed the Federal Communications asked the top US court to reimpose the fine on CBS television…
Swearing and nudity: Supreme Court eyes indecency
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court questioned whether battling indecency made sense in these times, in a case involving blurted broadcasting of curse words, and TV series’ bare buttocks shots. Justices reviewing the case were vocally divided. Some insisted on keeping regulation in place while others stressed that the vast…
FCC turns down volume on loud TV ads
WASHINGTON — US telecom regulators ordered television stations on Tuesday to turn down the volume on commercials. “The rules adopted today require that commercials have the same average volume as the programs they accompany,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a statement. The FCC said the move was a…
FCC to set standards for mass disruptions of Americans’ communications
Following an investigation into a public transit authority that cut off mobile phone service amid a protest earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said recently that it would attempt to outline the circumstances under which officials may legally disrupt wireless communications in the U.S. In a release last…
Republicans push to overturn ‘net neutrality’ rules
During a Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing on Wednesday, House Republicans pushed for a resolution to eliminate ‘net neutrality’ rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The committee passed the resolution, with all 15 Republicans voting to repeal the rules and all 9 Democrats voting against it. The…
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