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It happened in 1994.
Posted on July 2, 2012
Political Ad Transparency Rule Clears Another Hurdle
By Justin Elliott/ProPublica
A new rule requiring TV stations to put political ad data on a government website is one step closer to taking effect, as the Office of Management and Budget approved the measure following a mandatory review.
The Federal Communications Commission rule, passed earlier this year, will require broadcasters to post online information including who buys politics ads and for how much. The information, which should help shed light on the expected tsunami of ad spending by campaigns and outside groups in the election, is currently available only on paper at stations.
Posted on June 28, 2012
Republicans Back Down On Effort To Defund Transparency Rule
By Justin Elliott/ProPublica
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today dropped an effort to defund a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will make political ad data available on the Internet.
The FCC rule, which was okayed by the commission earlier this year and is expected to go into effect sometime this summer or fall, would require TV stations to put detailed records on political ad buys on a new website. The files are currently public but are kept on paper at stations.
Posted on June 20, 2012
Media Companies Make Yet Another Push To Defang Transparency Rule
By Justin Elliott/ProPublica
A group of broadcasters are formally asking the Federal Communications Commission to soften a new rule requiring TV stations to put political ad data on the Internet.
Washington attorneys for a group of twelve companies filed a petition for reconsideration of the rule, which was approved by the FCC in April and requires online disclosure about political ad purchases by campaigns and outside groups like Super PACs.
Posted on June 12, 2012
The Ground Round!
By FuzzyMemoriesTV
“Here’s a commercial for the old restaurant chain The Ground Round. Apparently, they are still in business in some form, but certainly not around here. This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 11th 1981.”
Posted on June 11, 2012
Republicans Vote To Block Transparency On Political Ads
By Justin Elliott/ProPublica
The opponents of a new rule to post political ad information online have opened up another front in a long-running fight, inserting language into an appropriations bill that would bar the Federal Communications Commission from implementing the transparency measure.
The FCC voted in April to require television stations to put detailed data on political ad purchases online. The information, which includes who buys ads, for how much, and when they run, is currently open to the public but is available only on paper at individual stations.
Media companies have lobbied hard against the rule, and the National Association of Broadcasters recently sued in federal court to stop it.
Posted on June 8, 2012
TV Notebook: Our Heroes
By The Beachwood Media Narratives Affairs Desk
Broadcasts you didn’t see.
1. From Occupy Boston TV.
Posted on June 7, 2012
Duck Trouble In Sky Blue Waters
By FuzzyMemoriesTV
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, April 2nd 1980.
Posted on June 6, 2012
End Zones And Bibles
From The Beachwood TV Desk Inbox
1. “USA Network’s national Show Us Your End Zone Dance Competition is coming to Chicago on Tuesday, June 5. The competition was created to celebrate the second season premiere of the hit series Necessary Roughness airing on USA Network, Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm CST.”
Never heard of it. Let’s take a look-see.
Hey, that’s not bad. So what are they doing holding an end zone dance competition? I mean, please.
Posted on May 31, 2012
Reduction Ad Absurdum: New Disclosure Rules for Political Ads Could Take Months
By Justin Elliott/ProPublica
After years of consideration, the Federal Communications Commission finally voted last month to require broadcasters to post online political ad data currently kept only on paper at the stations. Yet it’s unclear when the data – which will provide a detailed picture of campaign and super PAC ad spending – will actually begin to be posted.
The National Association of Broadcasters sued to stop the rule last week, asking a federal appeals court in Washington to declare the measure unlawful. But even if the lawsuit fails, the earliest broadcasters will have to begin submitting data to a new FCC website is July, three months after the FCC’s vote. And it could be delayed until later in the summer, into the fall, or beyond.
The reason for the slow rollout? A law called the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Posted on May 30, 2012