Chairman Pai circulated an Order repealing the 1975 ban on cross-ownership between a broadcast television or radio station and a newspaper in the same market during today’s House Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology FCC Oversight Hearing.
Intern Ashley Alexander’s recap of Her Conference and her weekend in New York City.
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We applaud today’s overwhelming House passage of H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act which would, within the Copyright Office, establish a Copyright Register who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The cross-ownership ban also prevents newspapers from receiving the investment they need to be able to compete against the social media giants, who are free to invest, acquire and merge at will.
“We are pleased by yesterday’s bipartisan introduction of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, which would establish a Copyright Register who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The Coalition for Better Ads today released initial Better Ads Standards for desktop and mobile web that reflect consumer advertising preferences.
Today the London-based News Media Association called for an urgent investigation into the impact of Google, Facebook and the digital advertising supply chain on journalists’ ability to operate in a world increasingly threatened by fake news.
The concept of fake news is not new. Our industry has spent many years addressing the quality of content circulated in print, but with the advent of the digital age, readers are struggling to distinguish fake news from real, fact-supported and verifiable news.
Today, the News Media Alliance again filed in support of the National Association of Broadcasters’ Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s decision to keep in place a 41-year-old rule preventing cross ownership between newspapers and radio or television broadcast stations in the same market.
