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A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.
In this week's program: New bills pending in Congress would give phone companies the right to provide video service in competition with cable companies, but they would also tie the hands of local governments when it comes to making sure such service is reliable. Supporters of public broadcasting are striking back at conservative attempts to defund and defang both NPR and PBS. New proposals are floated to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Senators crafting revisions to the Telecommunications Act are giving corporate interests a chance to make a wish list before they hear from the public interest. And a Fast Fact: the booming business of product placements as stealth advertising.
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