Today’s articles of interest
Gloria Allred demanding TV stations nix anti-abortion ad in Super Bowl
30 January, 2012 10:38:00
Women’s rights advocate/President of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education fund Gloria Allred has fired off a letter to NBC affiliates planning on airing an anti-abortion ad during the Super Bowl, demanding that the ads not be aired because of their inflammatory nature. Right to life advocate Randall Terry, who is running for President, has bought ad time to air the commercials which depict “in graphic nature, an aborted fetus and or fetal parts,” Allred asserts in the letter which was sent to eleven local affiliates that intend to air the spot. -more-
Peanut Gallery.. it is a presidential or political Ad, stations may NOT ban those adds
” the relevant Federal law – those stations CANNOT refuse those ads, because they’re campaign ads for a legitimate candidate for Federal office. WCAU, Chicago, said they wouldn’t run it, and are now defendant to Federal action initiated by Mr. Terry to force the issue. I’ve seen the spot – and anyone else who wants to – it’s on Mr. Terry’s website. “
RTDNA Files Comments Opposing Proposed FCC Issues/Programs Recordkeeping Changes
January 31, 2012 at 3:53 AM (PT)
Opposes FCC Policy The RADIO-TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION has filed comments in the FCC’s docket proposing new, more detailed record-keeping requirements including a standard form for issues and programs lists kept by broadcasters, saying that a survey of the organization’s members noted the “onerous burden” the new rules would place on stations. -more-
Noncoms Seek Carve-Out From Station Reporting Proposals
By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 1/30/2012 5:03:18 PM
Public broadcasters have asked the FCC to exempt them from any new “burdensome” reporting requirements, arguing that their delivery of programming of interest to their communities is self-evident.-more-
Infographic: Music, movie & book biz bigger than ever
By Janko Roettgers Jan. 30, 2012, 3:30am PT
Is piracy really destroying the entertainment industry? Techdirt blogger Mike Masnick doesn’t think so, and he has some numbers to prove it. Masnick and his Floor64 colleague Michael Ho released a report titled “The Sky Is Rising” at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes Monday that shows how the global entertainment industry actually grew by 50 percent in the last decate, despite Napster, BitTorrent & Co. -more-
peanut gallery:….. told ya so… SOPA , PIPA not needed.
Obama green jobs program faces further investigation
By Gregory Korte,
USA TODAY WASHINGTON – House Republicans are expanding their probe into the Obama administration’s energy programs, investigating $500 million in green job training grants that placed just 10% of trainees in jobs, according to a government report. The program’s goal was to train 124,893 people and put 79,854 in jobs. But 17 months later, 52,762 were trained and 8,035, or roughly 1 in 10, had jobs. Those numbers come from an audit by the Department of Labor’s inspector general, which recommended that the administration end the program and return unspent money. -more-
