own website, the Lasar Letter on the FCC, and for the tech new site ArsTechnica. Matthew joins me to talk about the importance of understanding media policy and regulation and what he thinks the most important issues are right now. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2008-05-16 broadcast quality mp3
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mediageek 2008-05-16: The Media According to Matthew Lasar
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PiratesWeek Podcast
http://shortwavepirate.info/pw/wordpressFCC Issues $27K In Piracy Fines, From WFTV Channel 9 comes this story of an active pirate in Orange county California CLIENTELL RADIO. FCC monitors Humboldt Free Radio Alliance using the internet. The Media Geek has an interesting blog post. From the Islington Tribune the ongoing cat and mouse game between OFSCOM and RUDE FM. Select postings from the Free Radio Network and note stations logged per the
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Stanford Score: Internet Freedom 1, Comcast United 0
http://softwares-torrent.blogs.aksblogger.com/191839/stanfor...Original post: Stanford Score: Internet Freedom 1, Comcast United 0 by at Blogdigger Media search for softwares torrent
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PiratesWeek 05/11/08
http://shortwavepirate.info/pw/wordpress/2008/05/11/piratesw...FCC Issues $27K In Piracy Fines, From WFTV Channel 9 comes this story of an Active pirate in Orange County California CLIENTELL RADIO. FCC monitors Humboldt Free Radio Alliance using the internet. The Media Geek has an interesting blog post. From the Islington Tribune the ongoing cat and mouse game between OFSCOM and RUDE FM. Select postings from the Free Radio Network and note stations logged per the
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mediageek 2008-05-09: How the FCC builds its case against Pirates
http://radio.mediageek.net/?p=324A little FOIA request made by a northern California student newspaper reveals how the FCC builds a case against suspected pirate broadcasters. I review that curious information, along with other news updates. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2008-05-09 broadcast quality mp3
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Community Media: Selected Clippings - 05/03/08
http://rghm.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/community-media-selecte...still more practical for radio programming than for TV programming, having several nation-wide progressive and grassroots radio channels nonetheless would be a great opportunity, and could be of great service to community radio stations. —> http://www.mediageek.net/?p=1619 ~ SPARKY VIDEO CONTEST by Roger Green Friends of the Albany Public Library 05/03/08 [ comments invited ] Competition showcases student productions, offers instructors a fun and thought-provoking class assignment
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PiratesWeek 05/04/08
http://shortwavepirate.info/pw/wordpress/2008/05/04/piratesw...is a news item that Radio Barretina International has been asked to leave the airwaves. From the San Gabrial Tribune comes a story about Ontario’s pirates of yore. From the Media Geek website comes a story that Boulder Free Radio has had an apparent resurrection. Finally, from this weeks International Radio Report is a story of a California pirate that had some run ins with the FCC and was only fined $100. Select postings from the
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Indyblogs
http://indyblogs.protest.netPaul - Urbana — Sirius/XM Merger an Opportunity for Openness & Access? LPFM for Satellite? Matthew Lasar continues his excellent reporting for Ars Technica with an article on a recent letter from House Energy and Commerce Chair John Dingell (D-MI) and Internet subcommittee Chair Edward J. Markey (D-MA) to the FCC urging an open platform
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mediageek 2008-05-02: Turning Up the Heat on Martin & Disappointed in NPR
http://radio.mediageek.net/?p=323Committee unanimously votes to disapprove the Commission’s party-line vote to all but dissolve the cross-ownership ban. I also discuss NPR’s recent ludicrous comments to the FCC opposing protections for low-power FM stations. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2008-05-02 broadcast quality mp3
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Indyblogs
http://indyblogs.protest.netPaul - Urbana — DIY Spiderlite and Softbox This one’s for the video/photo geeks. Back at my last gig we used a pile of Spiderlites, which are pretty easy to use and relatively inexpensive lights that accommodate five bulbs, switchable in banks, that can be either incandescent or