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A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy. Primary Format : News Language : English Also Listed as: City : Urbana State/Province : IL Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Media Minutes Podcasts Methings.com listings of Media Minutes Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of Media Minutes Media Minutes: May 9, 2008 The Media Giraffe Project encourages sustainable and innovative ways of using media to foster participatory democracy and community. And the House held a hearing this week on the Internet Freedom Preservation Act. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: April 18, 2008 One big problem with the outcome of the 700 MHz auction: Giant telecom companies Verizon and AT&T were the big winners while women and minority businesses were squeezed out. And guest commentator Craig Aaron explains why Comcast should be voted America�s worst company. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: April 25, 2008 The New York Times uncovers a large, coordinated Pentagon scheme to sell the occupation of Iraq to the American public via a network of retired military officers acting as �analysts� and �experts.� And Net Neutrality takes center stage at both Congress and the FCC. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: May 2, 2008 FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the agency will craft a new plan for a national public safety network. And the Senate Commerce Committee passed a legislative veto of the FCC�s new media ownership rules as Rupert Murdoch prepared to bid for a third New York newspaper. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: April 11, 2008 At BroadbandCensus.com, you can find out about broadband providers in your area, see what your broadband speed actually is, and help create a nationwide census on broadband information that big media companies don�t want you to know. And Community Television of Santa Cruz plugs public access TV with an entertaining new promotional video. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: April 4, 2008 Public pressure may have forced Comcast to work with BitTorrent on finding ways to distribute large Internet files, but their collaboration is no substitute for actual policy that would keep the Internet open. And 25 rural Vermont towns have joined in a regional effort to bring high-speed fiber optic Internet access to their homes. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: March 14, 2008 Media activists are rallying support in the Senate to overturn ownership rules. And Radio Arte, Chicago's Latino-owned, bilingual public radio station, teaches more than radio skills to young people. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: March 21, 2008 The MPAA has allied themselves with cable and phone companies in their multi-million dollar fight against Net Neutrality. And the increasing disappearance of editorial from newspapers correlates with the rise of media consolidation. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: March 28, 2008 High hopes that the FCC spectrum auction would provide competition in the wireless market were dashed as Verizon and AT&T won bids for large portions of the airwaves. And the Chauncey Bailey Project continues to honor the work of the slain reporter. read more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: February 15, 2008 The issue of Net Neutrality once again comes to the fore in the House of Representatives as the �??Internet Freedom Preservation Act�?� is introduced. And AT&T is once again trying to push through statewide video franchising in Tennessee, this time with the help of the Speaker of the House. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: February 8, 2008 One-third of Americans living in households with TVs are entirely unaware of the government-mandated transition to digital broadcasting slated to take place in February 2009. And the House held a hearing on public, educational and governmental channels last week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: January 25, 2008 The ways that Internet Service Providers are approaching heavy bandwidth use underscore the need for improved networks. And several Michigan towns are suing Comcast for attempting to move their PEG channels from the basic analog to a digital tier. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: December 21, 2007 In a 3-2 partisan vote, the FCC ruled to allow further media consolidation, defying overwhelming public and Congressional opposition. But the fight is not over. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: November 23, 2007 FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is paving the way for the agency to more closely regulate cable TV companies. And the FCC must rule on Verizon's forbearance petition by Dec.5. Further "deregulation" could mean higher prices and less competition for phones, DSL and other broadband services. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: November 8, 2007 Despite the short notice from the FCC, media activists came out to rally against another Big Media giveaway before a public hearing at the agency headquarters. Inside the hearing, Chairman Kevin Martin was hammered by those testifying on the effects of consolidation on local media. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: October 5, 2007 Verizon may have reversed its decision to block text messages from NARAL Pro-Choice America, but public interest groups want Congress to investigate this and other instances of censorship at the hands of corporate gatekeepers. And FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein has called for a task force on minority media ownership. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: September 7, 2007 The Youth Media Council is working for media justice and making a difference. Executive Director Malkia Cyril talks about mediating the public conversation to create better public policy. And as American news organizations cut back on international coverage, Americans are increasingly unhappy with the quality of television news. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: July 27, 2007 Journalists at the Wall Street Journal are apprehensive about the possibility of having Rupert Murdoch as their boss. Their union will have to be more vigorous than ever in making sure their rights are upheld. And the Senate Commerce Committee passes the Broadband Data Improvement Act. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: July 13, 2007 Phone and cable companies continue their state-by-state campaign to "streamline" video franchising rules, though some states are now wishing they hadn't. Getting information out of the federal government is getting tougher. Microsoft and the Justice Department cozy up. And the United Surveillance of America is beginning to expand beyond its borders. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Minutes: June 22, 2007 Much ado at the FCC, as Congress scrutinizes its work to open up new spectrum for wireless broadband, collect public input on the importance of local media, and may expand low-power FM radio. Also, talk radio's rightward tilt is extensively documented. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website