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John Anderson
A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.
In this week's program: The U.S. broadcast industry tries to goose the languishing rollout of digital audio broadcasting, but major problems include its proprietary nature, technical shortcomings, and increasing audience erosion from competing services. The Gannett Company markets "advertainment" on its TV stations, while Clear Channel auctions off the naming rights to some of its radio newsrooms. And the U.S. Justice Department pushes legislation that would make attempting to make "unauthorized copies" of music and movies a crime punishable by time behind bars.
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