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Satellite Radio Days: XM-Sirius Merger Sparks a Welcome Debate
February 26, 2007 The House Judiciary Committee this week plans to investigate whether the merger of two money-losing satellite radio companies would break antitrust rules designed to protect consumers from monopoly prices... by Mark Lloyd

Imus and “I’m Us”
April 18, 2007 Does his name say it all? Does Imus really reflect the views of us...or just middle age white men? Does the locker room banter of “I’m us” in the Morning reflect the way women and minorities, and... by Mark Lloyd

Reconnecting Rural America
June 28, 2007 “Rural Americans do not represent only a need. They represent a resource,” said CAP Senior Fellow Mark Lloyd told members of Congress at an informal hearing on Wednesday. “We need the energy and...

The Quest for Democratic Media
May 22, 2007 “A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who...

Let's Get Started on DTV
March 26, 2007 The future of television is set to arrive on February 17, 2009. On that day the vast majority of television broadcasters will stop sending analog signals, leaving some 20 million Americans who still rely... by Mark Lloyd

WMD American Progress welcomes this month's feature film, Weapons of Mass Deception , produced and directed by Danny Schechter (Dissector/Writer/Director/Producer). WMD , a 100 minute non-fiction film, explores...

Media Maneuvers: Why the Rush to Waive Cross-Ownership Ban?
December 5, 2007 The Republican majority on the Federal Communications Commission last week turned a loophole in an important ban on the cross-ownership of media outlets inside out. And they did so in the very local media... by Mark Lloyd

Prologue to a Farce
May 15, 2007 Please join Mark Lloyd, author of the new book Prologue to a Farce, and former FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani for a conversation on the current state of media and telecommunications policy and its impact...

Prologue to a Farce Inspired by Madison's observation, Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship between communication and democracy in the United States. In Prologue to a Farce , he argues...

This Week in Congress: 10.15.07-10.19.07
October 15, 2007 SCHIP The House will vote on whether to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The House and Senate version of the bill would provide for $35 billion in funding...

Haywire FCC Spectrum Auction: U.S. Needs National Broadband Strategy
January 22, 2008 Read the report,  “Ubiquity Requires Redundancy: The Case for Federal Investment in Broadband” (at scienceprogress.org ) In two days the Federal Communications Commission will open bidding... by Mark Lloyd

Congress Needs to Address the Digital Divide - 2005
October 6, 2005 In 1995 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce (NTIA) issued its first comprehensive report on the access of all Americans to advanced telecommunications... by Mark Lloyd

Word Games at the FCC
September 15, 2004 Is high-speed Internet “broadband” service, delivered via cable, an information service (like CNN) or a telecommunications service (like Verizon)? Or is it a combination of the two? And why... by Mark Lloyd

Don't Be Fooled Again
January 25, 2005       The next person to sit on the Federal Communications Commission may very well decide some of the most important issues facing our nation. The Senate must be very careful and very public... by Mark Lloyd

Bioethics and Politics Over the last 35 years, bioethics has evolved from an obscure academic field to one on the cutting edge of America's consciousness. The New Frontier of the 21st Century is the human body, and as scientists...

How Soon We Forget
November 28, 2005 “As all of us saw on television, there's also some deep, persistent poverty in this region, as well. That poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity... by Mark Lloyd

The Wiring of Rural America
June 27, 2007 No one will argue with the notion that Americans living in rural areas need to be fully connected to what we used to call the Information Superhighway. There is no controversy about the goal. But as the... by Mark Lloyd

The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio
June 20, 2007 Read the full report (PDF) Despite the dramatic expansion of viewing and listening options for consumers today, traditional radio remains one of the most widely used media formats in America. Arbitron,... by John Halpin, James Heidbreder, Mark Lloyd, Paul Woodhull, Ben Scott, Josh Silver, S. Derek Turner

Regulatory Parity and Other Misgivings
February 24, 2005 Any child knows that you can’t treat all water the same. Wading across a stream, navigating a river and sailing an ocean are very different things. Everyone knows that you cannot apply the same rules... by Mark Lloyd

Media Consolidation Killed the Radio Star
March 20, 2007 The Senate Judiciary Committee today will discuss antitrust and competition policies alongside consumer rights during its hearing on the proposed merger of satellite radio companies XM Satellite Radio...