The Fairness Doctrine boogeyman Nov 21, 2008
Podestas choice as head of the FCC transition team is Henry Rivera, a Director and General Counsel of the above-noted Benton Foundation and chairman of the Minority Media Telecommunications Council, which has stated: Broadcasters must reach beyond the business sector and look for leaders [think community organizers] in the civic, religious, and non-profit sectors that regularly serve the needs of the community, particularly the needs of minority groups that are typically poorly served by the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama's New Fairness Doctrine Nov 20, 2008
Charles Benton is Chairman of the Benton Foundation, with offices in Obama s Chicago as well as in Obama s Washington ... Podesta s choice as head of the FCC transition team is Henry Rivera, a Director and General Counsel of the above-noted Benton Foundation and chairman of the Minority Media Telecommunications Council, which has stated: Broadcasters must reach beyond the business sector and look for leaders [think community organizers] in the civic, religious, and non-profit sectors that... (Human Events Online)
Reform groups want FCC to take on product placement epidemic Jun 23, 2008
The Campaign includes Children Now, Free Press, the Parents Television Council, the Benton Foundation, the United Church of Christ, and 18 other groups. These organizations cite as cause for concern a Nielsen report indicating a 13 percent boost in product placement spots on network TV last year over 25,000 placements in the top ten shows. (Ars Technica)
FCC Localism Rules Spur Clash Jun 13, 2008
The Campaign Legal Center urged the FCC to require broadcasters put communications with political advertisers about ad purchases on the Web and it joined with Common Cause, the Benton Foundation and the New America Foundation in countering claims that such actions are unneeded. The groups called burdensome a proposal by broadcasters to instead make the information available only to local residents who show up at the station. (TVweek.com)
Fewer phones, more broadband: FCC struggling to fix USF May 5, 2008
The Benton Foundation, among other groups, has been pushing this issue for some time. The nonprofit argues that a general transition to VoIP telephony would save consumers billions of dollars in the long and even short run. (Ars Technica)
Gen Y among biggest users of libraries Jan 2, 2008
In 1996 a survey by the Benton Foundation found young adults saw libraries becoming less relevant in the future. Scroll forward 10 years and their younger brothers and sisters are now the most avid library users, Rainie said. (India Times)
Study: Web-gen flock to public libraries Jan 2, 2008
A 1996 report from the Benton Foundation, a nonprofit group that studies the digital age, had warned that Americans ages 18-24 "are the least enthusiastic boosters of maintaining and building library buildings. They are also the least enthusiastic of any age group about the importance of libraries in a digital future.". That generation now uses libraries to solve problems at half the rate as the current 18-30 set, the new study found. (CNN)
Benton foundation honors two Mar 21, 2007
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