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Preserving Local Journalism in the Age of Big Tech
Advocacy
Protecting Journalists’ Safety and First Amendment Rights
“Journalists covering a democratic transition of power in Washington shouldn’t have to run for cover,” said Mark Lodato, dean of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of …
Resolved: Defending the First Amendment
Yesterday was a new day of infamy in the chronicle of American history as the United States Capitol was attacked by a domestic mob. Amid …
AT&T’s Misleading STELAR Campaign Does a Disservice
The below op-ed by NAB President and CEO Gordon H. Smith appeared in Broadcasting & Cable September 23. Nearly 30 years ago, Congress passed a …
Dishceptive Advertising
It’s not at all uncommon for us to find ourselves marveling at DISH’s signature cocktail of chutzpah and hypocrisy. DISH is the common denominator in …
Radio-enabled cellphones: A voluntary approach to public safety
Once again, some of our friends in Washington are misrepresenting NAB’s position regarding equipping and enabling FM chips in cellphones. To be clear, NAB supports …
Two Strategies, One Future
A lot has been said and written in recent days concerning the NAB Radio Board’s vote supporting a multi-tiered proposal that could ultimately result in …
Eight unassailable facts regarding retransmission consent
With the pay-TV industry’s continued effort to have Congress or the Federal Communications Commission change the retransmission consent process, here is a quick refresher with eight …
A fact-based response to the critics of radio-capable cell phones
The response from critics to NAB’s support for the inclusion of radio receivers on mobile phone devices sold in the U.S has been predictable and …
Texas musician: Why “nickle and dime” local radio with a performance tax?
With the foreign-owned record labels continuing to pressure members of Congress to enact performance tax legislation, it’s worth taking a second to highlight the recent …