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		<title>FCC Flooded By Citizens Concerned About Comcast</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/fcc-flooded-by-citizens-concerned-about-comcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/fcc-flooded-by-citizens-concerned-about-comcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Stearns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission had received 33,049 comments about the proposed merger of Comcast with NBC-Universal. Nearly 32,000 of those comments were from local citizens from around the country who oppose the merger. That means 94 percent of people weighing in at the FCC believe this merger is bad for competition, consumers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Big Idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/whats-your-big-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/whats-your-big-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Tady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great idea for better media? We want to hear it.
Free Press is excited to announce the call for suggestions for the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform. It&#8217;s your chance to submit your ideas for sessions, presenters or topics for next year&#8217;s big event.
Go here to submit a suggested session, speaker or topic.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comcast Distracts with Corporate &#8216;Goodwill&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/comcast-distracts-with-corporate-goodwill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/08/comcast-distracts-with-corporate-goodwill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Rhyne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As large media conglomerates grow bigger, individual voices  are increasingly left out of any meaningful dialogue &#8212; even at a &#8220;public&#8221; hearing.   You might think it’s a great opportunity to speak truth to power, but you’d be  mistaken. The same money and power that allow corporations to control the public  airwaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Too Late to Stop the Corporate Takeover of Our Media</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/not-too-late-to-stop-the-corporate-takeover-of-our-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/not-too-late-to-stop-the-corporate-takeover-of-our-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schafer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate takeover of the internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In front of a crowd of 2,000 bloggers and citizen activists at Netroots Nation last week, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) delivered an explosive speech about media consolidation, Net Neutrality and corporate influence over policy. “Now, corporations with government permission pose the greatest threat to your First Amendment rights,” he said.
Franken was not only citing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC Defends Discredited Media Ownership Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/fcc-defends-discredited-media-ownership-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/fcc-defends-discredited-media-ownership-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schafer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[big media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[martin nbco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media ownership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a blow to local journalism and quality reporting, the Federal Communications Commission is supporting an old media cross-ownership rule that allows companies to own more media outlets in communities across the country.
Yesterday, the FCC filed a brief with a U.S. appeals court defending the agency’s 2007 decision under former Chairman Kevin Martin to weaken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC, Stop the Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/fcc-stop-the-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/fcc-stop-the-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Tady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Press President and CEO Josh Silver testified today before the Federal Communications Commission&#8217;s public forum on Comcast&#8217;s proposed takeover of NBC. Silver didn’t hold back in criticizing the deal, saying it would result in higher prices for consumers and fewer choices in programming and services, and would limit innovation in the emerging online video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research: Comcast/NBC Merger Will Hit Chicago Hard</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/new-research-comcastnbc-merger-will-hit-chicago-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/new-research-comcastnbc-merger-will-hit-chicago-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday, July 13th, the Federal Communications Commission will hold a public hearing at the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago regarding Comcast’s proposed merger with NBC and the impact it will have on the city.
Before the FCC comes to town let’s get some facts on the table. As the agency considers whether to let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to tell the FCC What You Think of the Comcast-NBC Merger? Come to Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/want-to-tell-the-fcc-what-you-think-of-the-comcast-nbc-merger-come-to-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/07/want-to-tell-the-fcc-what-you-think-of-the-comcast-nbc-merger-come-to-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re outraged by the proposed Comcast takeover of NBC-Universal and live anywhere near Chicago, you&#8217;ll have a chance to personally tell the Federal Communications Commission next week.
On July 13, the FCC will hold a public forum at Northwestern University  Law School to discuss the potential implications of the merger on our media landscape. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The FCC Should Deny Comcast&#8217;s Takeover of NBC-Universal</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/the-fcc-should-deny-comcasts-takeover-of-nbc-universal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/the-fcc-should-deny-comcasts-takeover-of-nbc-universal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moira Vahey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Free Press and public interest allies called on the Federal Communications Commission to reject Comcast&#8217;s proposed acquisition of NBC-Universal by filing a &#8220;petition to deny&#8221; the merger with the agency.
The FCC’s public comment period on the merger ended yesterday.
Since the mega-merger was first announced, we have highlighted the major impact it would have on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline Today: Stop The Comcast Takeover of NBC</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/deadline-today-stop-comcast%e2%80%99s-takeover-of-nbc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/deadline-today-stop-comcast%e2%80%99s-takeover-of-nbc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Stearns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the deadline at the Federal Communications Commission for public comments on Comcast&#8217;s proposed takeover of NBC-Universal. Use this simple web form to submit comments directly to the FCC to object to the merger.
What&#8217;s at stake with this merger?
Comcast is the largest cable and Internet service provider in the country, and now it wants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate Corporate Radio? Well Speak Up&#8211;the FCC Is Listening</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/hate-corporate-radio-well-speak-up-the-fcc-is-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/hate-corporate-radio-well-speak-up-the-fcc-is-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Tady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservative radio talk show host Al Roney offered listeners a local perspective on WGY, an AM station in Latham,  N.Y. That is, until the Clear Channel-owned station replaced Roney’s morning show with canned programming. In February, he was fired, and Glenn Beck’s nationally syndicated show—far less interested in life in Latham than Roney—took over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Franken Questions Comcast-NBC Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/sen-franken-skeptical-on-comcast-nbc-merger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/sen-franken-skeptical-on-comcast-nbc-merger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn Ettinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) vigorously questioned Christine Varney, assistant attorney general for antitrust, about the proposed Comcast-NBC merger during a Senate Antitrust Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday.
Franken was openly skeptical about the assurances being made by Comcast and NBC, particularly those about price increases, in-house production and program favoritism.
Varney addressed Franken’s concerns, saying: &#8220;Let me assure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Loophole That&#8217;s Hurting Local Journalism</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/a-loophole-thats-hurting-local-journalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/a-loophole-thats-hurting-local-journalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schafer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fox news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint service agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kaniss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, a majority of Americans reported that they regularly got their news from local television. Yet the quality and diversity of this &#8220;trusted news source&#8221; has declined, thanks in part to loopholes in media ownership rules — rules that by themselves already allow massive media consolidation and cross-ownership.
The Federal Communications Commission recently announced a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Waters to Comcast: Not This Time</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/rep-waters-to-comcast-not-this-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/rep-waters-to-comcast-not-this-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Tady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is not letting Comcast take over NBC Universal without a fight.
The congresswoman came out swinging at the corporation during a House field hearing in L.A. on Monday, lambasting Comcast’s woeful track record on diversity and its attempts at intimidating independent producers from speaking out against the merger.
Comcast, the nation&#8217;s largest cable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate Speech Inquiry Is About Promoting Dialogue, Not Censorship</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/hate-speech-inquiry-is-about-promoting-dialogue-not-censorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/hate-speech-inquiry-is-about-promoting-dialogue-not-censorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corie Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), a non-profit organization with a long and respected history of civil rights advocacy, submitted a joint filing with 30 other organizations, including Free Press, calling for an FCC inquiry into the prevalence of hate speech in the media.
In the filing, NHMC urges the FCC “to examine the extent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comcast has shut the door to African-American ownership</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/comcast-has-shut-the-door-to-african-american-ownership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/comcast-has-shut-the-door-to-african-american-ownership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn Ettinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stanley E. Washington, president and CEO of the National Coalition of African-American Owned Media (NCAAOM) was quoted recently in Los Angeles Wave about the potential impact of Comcast’s takeover of NBC on African-American owned media saying, “For decades Comcast has shut the door to African-American ownership of channels. The stakes are extremely high, and past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Media Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/know-your-media-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/06/know-your-media-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Stearns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the Federal Communications Commission officially kicked off its 2010 review of the nation&#8217;s five media ownership rules, which exist to protect citizens from media consolidation, and ensure that broadcasters serve the public interest. These rules have been at the center of a long fight, pitting  people around the country against big broadcasters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Techies Stand Up for Old Media Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/05/techies-stand-up-for-old-media-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/05/techies-stand-up-for-old-media-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 18:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandy Doyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ At a Stanford University workshop on digital innovations in broadcast,  Internet experts were the unlikely defenders of traditional media&#8217;s continued  relevance. Debunking arguments for deregulation from representatives of &#8220;old  media,&#8221; the “new media” advocates said ownership limits are still needed in a  digital era.
The youngest (and arguably hippest) panelists at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop the Hate Speech in Media</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/05/stop-the-hate-speech-in-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/05/stop-the-hate-speech-in-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica J. Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona&#8217;s recent passage of &#8220;SB 1070&#8243; is spurring controversy and causing some to go so far as to urge that &#8220;all good patriots&#8221; should &#8220;protect themselves against the dangerous invaders&#8221; and &#8220;lock and load.&#8221;  Unfortunately, this type of rhetoric, which repulses most people regardless of their feelings toward immigration, is growing all too common in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singing for Media Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2010/05/singing-for-media-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn Ettinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission heard from voices all over the Palo Alto area at its media ownership hearing today, but there may have been a few voices that rose above the rest.
The “Raging Grannies” – a grassroots peace organization whose members dress like “innocent little old ladies” and sing protest songs – were out in [...]]]></description>
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