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John Anderson
A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.
In this week's program: A leadership change at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means more partisan mudslinging is likely. Republicans in Congress seek to de-fund public broadcasting completely as a way to help pay for hurricane cleanup, as public radio and TV stations in affected areas help rebuild themselves and their communities. TiVo personal video recorders contain a feature allowing any content creator to “red flag” their shows for automatic deletion. The city of Cleveland Heights, Ohio is considering commandeering a fiber-optic network initially built by now-bankrupt cable company Adelphia. Disney deputizes Verizon to be on guard against illicit file sharing. And a payola punditry update: the U.S. Department of Education spends millions on PR to advance administration policy goals.
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