Digital Inclusion

100+ at Google on August 13th More than 100 people stopped everything on Friday August 13th to tell Google how they really felt about the corporate turnaround on net neutrality. A petition with 330,000 consumer signatures was delivered to the Internet giant at the rally.

Amid Rumors of Google-Verizon Deal, FCC Pulls out of Net Neutrality Industry Talks A series of much-criticized stakeholder meetings on the contentious issue of “network neutrality” or open internet regulations collapsed today as the Federal Communications Commission pulled out of negotiations with AT&T, Google, Verizon and Skype.

Connecting the Issues: USF Reform and Social Justice Don't get how extending Lifeline service to broadband makes a better world? Here is Mag-net's analysis of why Universal Service Fund Reform is a critical issue for a more just country.

Hold Big Media Accountable

Victory in Council Tree vs. FCC On August 24th, the DC Third Circuit Court upheld the Council Tree et al vs FCC case (MA was a plantiff) releasing anti-competitive restrictions on spectrum sales.

Turning Fox News Into a Private Bad Habit: The Turn Off Fox Campaign New campaign by Color Of Change to turn public spaces into Fox-free zones

Saving Public Access: Washington On July 21st, CAP Act Sponsor Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin presented and withdrew an amendment to HR 3110 preventing channel-slamming and rearranging funding streams for public, educational and governmental channels. While she was forced to withdraw the amendment, Committee Chair Henry Waxman agreed to :llok more carefully at the issue and see what we can do".

Media Ownership

The War Between the NAB and the CEA: Mandatory FM by Nate Anderson, Ars Technica Nothing like a corporate shoving match. Such has broken out between the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Assn on whether cell phones and PDAs should be outfitted with mandatory FM receivers.

Looking for Journalism in all the Wrong Places by Tracy Rosenberg, The Huffington Post The news is full of the lack of news. Everywhere pundits, commentators, and academics mourn the death of the crusading journalism of the fourth estate.

The Public Spoke Back - May 21st Reportback by Tracy Rosenberg, Huffington Post The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) returned to Stanford's campus on May 21st for a workshop on media ownership regulation.

Press Freedom and Media Workers

Turmoil at PBS by Michael Getler, PBS PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler discusses the uproar over the Bechtel/Schwab-funded documentary: Turmoil and Triumph: The George Schultz Years.

Toronto Police Give Journalists the Once-Over at G-20 Summit Numerous reports have been filed on the over-the-top behavior of the Canadian police during the G-20 summit in Toronto. Journalists received a fair share of the punishment.

Ruben Navarette Jr Laid off at San Diego Tribune by Journalisms, Maynard Institute Ruben Navarrette Jr., the most widely syndicated Hispanic columnist in the mainstream news media, is being laid off from his job as editorial writer and columnist at the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Raising Our Voices

In Memory of My Son This film was created by Consuelo Sopelario as a part of the 2008 Raising Our Voices Training Program coordinated by Media Alliance and sited at the East Side Arts Alliance in Oakland. Thanks to Eloise Lee, Renee Geesler, Tiny Grey-Garcia, Jess Clarke, R.J Lozada, Dorothy Kidd, Erika Myszynski, Karl Jagbanhandsingh, Taizet Hernandez and many others.

A Socially Responsible DTV Transition This film was created by students at Centro de Raza's Youth Law Academy in the Spring of 2009 as a part of the 2008-09 Raising Our Voices Training Program coordinated by Media Alliance and sited at the East Side Arts Alliance in Oakland. Thanks to Eloise Lee, Renee Geesler, Tiny Grey-Garcia, Jess Clarke, R.J Lozada, Dorothy Kidd, Erika Myszynski, Karl Jagbanhandsingh, Taizet Hernandez and many others.

Pilipino Montage This film was created by Teresita Bautista as a part of the 2008 Raising Our Voices Training Program coordinated by Media Alliance and sited at the East Side Arts Alliance in Oakland. Thanks to Eloise Lee, Renee Geesler, Tiny Grey-Garcia, Jess Clarke, R.J Lozada, Dorothy Kidd, Erika Myszynski, Karl Jagbanhandsingh, Taizet Hernandez and many others.