The Wavelength: Court to FCC do your freakin job! Plus: how the NewsCorps scandal impacts u.s. media

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Monday July 11, 2011 · 9:10 PM PDT

2011/07/11 · 21:10

Welcome to the final edition of The Wavelength, a bi-weekly roundup of news and analysis focused on media policy. Stay tuned for more reporting on the ongoing impact of media policy from members of The Media Consortium.

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By Eric K. Arnold, Media Consortium Blogger

Just when it seemed that the wave of media consolidation had reached tsunami proportions, a new court ruling is easing the troubled waters.

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Monday June 27, 2011 · 6:10 PM PDT

2011/06/27 · 18:10

by Eric K. Arnold, Media Consortium blogger

Local coverage and diversity are in short supply in today's media landscape--especially when it comes to broadcast and cable TV. But there is hope. In markets like the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, Low Power TV (LPTV) has emerged as a viable alternative to network and cable TV, offering 24-hour programming and locally-produced news shows for ethnic communities in their own languages.

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Monday June 20, 2011 · 9:22 AM PDT

2011/06/20 · 09:22

By Eric K. Arnold, Media Consortium Blogger

While mainstream media news cycles have been dominated by political sex scandals, important global stories have gone under-reported. According to AlterNet’s Rania Khalek, many of these stories were broken by WikiLeaks. Khalek spotlights five key revelations of 2011, including:

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Tuesday May 31, 2011 · 2:47 PM PDT

2011/05/31 · 14:47

Smart phones are hip, trendy, and loaded with user-friendly apps. But these devices also collect and store your personal information, leaving huge security gaps.

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Monday May 16, 2011 · 2:17 PM PDT

2011/05/16 · 14:17

by Eric Arnold, Media Consortium blogger

Another day, another media mega-merger. The latest? Microsoft is buying Skype, the Internet phone company, for $8.5 billion.

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Friday May 06, 2011 · 7:47 PM PDT

2011/05/06 · 19:47

House Republicans passed a bill yesterday afternoon that would require the Obama administration to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. As oil prices shoot up, Republicans have pushing for more domestic drilling, even as oil companies report record profits.

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Thursday May 05, 2011 · 4:36 PM PDT

2011/05/05 · 16:36

by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger

Nearly a decade ago, America’s War on Terror began as a manhunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But over the next nine years, that anti-terrorism effort evolved into a multi-faceted crusade: birthing a new national security agency, blossoming into two bloody wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, institutionalizing the racial profiling and surveillance of Muslim Americans and even redefining unauthorized Latin American immigration as—of all things—a national security issue. Now, in the wake of Osama Bin Laden’s death, which elements of that crusade will persist or expand and which—if any—will dissolve?

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Wednesday May 04, 2011 · 1:56 PM PDT

2011/05/04 · 13:56

by Eric K. Arnold, Media Consortium blogger

The proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger continues to dominate media policy headlines, but the wireless merger isn’t the only game in town. AOL’s recent buyout of the Huffington Post has raised intellectual property issues, rural communities still lack speedy broadband access, and a proposed Verizon antenna in Oakland has come under fire by neighborhood activists.

AT&T an Underdog?

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Wednesday May 04, 2011 · 1:38 PM PDT

2011/05/04 · 13:38

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger

This week marks the final edition of the Weekly Pulse. I have been writing the newsletter since 2008 and it has certainly been an exciting time to be covering health care in the United States. Thanks to all the Media Consortium journalists whose work I've featured over the years, and thanks to our loyal readers, tipsters, Tweeters, and Facebook fans.

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Tuesday May 03, 2011 · 12:28 PM PDT

2011/05/03 · 12:28

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger

This week marks the final edition of the Weekly Audit. It has been a pleasure compiling the best financial and economic writing in the Media Consortium. Thanks to all the contributors whose work we've showcased and to all the loyal readers who have shared in this experience.

Debt Ceiling 101

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Monday May 02, 2011 · 4:45 PM PDT

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Friday April 29, 2011 · 8:26 AM PDT

2011/04/29 · 08:26

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

The biggest news for the environment this week might just be that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took pains to add a couple of green touches to this morning's Royal Wedding. The flowers were seasonal, the food locally grown, and the emissions offset.

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