Our Democracy, Our Airwaves
Media democracy is a central feature of WDC’s reform agenda. Promoting media democracy means fighting media consolidation, opening up the political process to more competition by both reducing the cost and increasing the flow of political communication, and putting meaning back into broadcasters’ legal obligation to serve the public interest and requiring them to use the publicly-owned airwaves to revitalize our democracy.
Developments and Commentary
Why the Ruling Class Needs to Kill Net Neutrality
September 27, 2010
First Cable, Now Phones
April 6, 2010
Campaign Donations and the Cable Con
December 3, 2009
How Can TV Survive the Recession? Local Public Service
Charles Benton
Benton Foundation
April 18, 2009
Digital TV rules lack public benefit
August 15, 2007
TeleTruth Wisconsin press conference
WisconsinEye public affairs network
July 11, 2007
Midwest reform groups challenge FCC, Congress
June 12, 2007
Local TV feeds viewers 2.5 times more ads than news
November 21, 2006
Election coverage accounts for 36 seconds of typical 30-minute local TV newscast
October 12, 2006
Landmark survey of public attitudes shows distrust of government, faith in reform
September 14, 2006
Testimony at town meeting on the future of media
September 11, 2006
Groups urge TV stations to stand tall on election and public affairs coverage
June 29, 2006
Mail-order TV licensing
November 14, 2005
Media reform coalition challenges Milwaukee TV stations’ licenses
November 1, 2005
Village of Shorewood makes November media reform month
September 21, 2004
Bringing media reform back home
May 18, 2004
Battle of the network pimps
August 5, 2003
TV industry profiteering on democracy
July 23, 2003
Madison TV aired hours of political ads, little news
January 28, 2003
36,000 campaign ads aired at cost of $12.8 million
November 12, 2002
24,000 doses of poison
October 22, 2002
TV political ad frenzy kicks into high gear
October 3, 2002
WDC to broadcasters: Let ‘em all debate
September 19, 2002
TV political ad spending on record pace
September 16, 2002
McCain, Feingold unveil free air time proposal
June 19, 2002
Public supports free air time, new poll shows
June 11, 2002
Free Air Time Facts
June 11, 2002
State free air time coalition grows, sixteen groups join
May 2, 2002
WDC joins national campaign for free candidate air time
April 1, 2002
Congress hobbles Shays-Meehan at broadcasters’ bidding
February 22, 2002
TV gouges democracy in Wisconsin
February 7, 2002
Little air time for candidates at WTMJ-Milwaukee
February 5, 2001
Local TV responds to Alliance challenge
December 11, 2000
TV can only spare a half-a-minute for candidate coverage
June 13, 2000
Local TV shunned April elections, Alliance For Better Campaigns project study shows
April 19, 2000
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