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Smart Spectrum Policy Could Open the Airwaves for Artists
Blog Author: Beth McConnellFor the last few weeks, Antoinette Conti has been staring down at me from the sky, and she’s giving me the creeps. The subject of a photograph by artist Zoe Strauss, Conti’s...
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The Awesome Power of Information Infrastructure—And You
Blog Author: Michael CoppsThe first great awakening that struck me when I took office as FCC Commissioner in 2001 was the awesome power of information infrastructure to propel America’s progress in the...
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Resistance is in the Airwaves: By Any Media Necessary
Blog Author: Betty YuAs I wind down my adventures at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this week, I reflect on the fact that the most powerful and poignant moments...
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Introduction for the NCWO Women’s Media Policy Statement
Blog Author: Ariel DoughertyThis past July when the 3rd Court of Appeals remained back to the FCC its attempt to loosen ownership rules largely due to the FCC’s failure to address women’s and minority...
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FCC’s Authority Over Internet Policy Questioned
Blog Author: Beth McConnellNAMAC members have mobilized many times in support of strong net neutrality rules that would protect creators of content, as well as its consumers. Outspoken artists were a...
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Free Speech Versus Media Accountability
Blog Author: Beth McConnellI appreciated Ariel’s post on the ways women can fight back against the corporate media misogyny as a response to Rush Limbaugh’s infamously stupid comments about Sandra...
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Criminal Charges: Fighting for the Rights of Families to Stay Connected
Blog Author: Betty YuIn this last month, the fight to end the high costs of phone rates in the prison system got a major boost when the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer Advisory...
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Jazz Has Endured Despite the Odds, Can Public Media?
Blog Author: Joseph S. MillerPublic media is critical to filling the void left by commercial broadcasters. But several structural changes have threatened the ability of public media to thrive and...
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Verizon vs. FCC and the Future of Broadband
Author: Sam Kaplan On Monday, oral arguments opened in the latest legal battle over net neutrality, pitting Verizon in a lawsuit against the FCC in the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. At...
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Our Freedom of Expression is Not for Sale
Author: Wendy Levy AN OPEN LETTER TO TOM WHEELER AND THE FCCFROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS AND CULTUREAs the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. I am...
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