Public Access Television

Media Minutes (2009-07-24)

5:01 minutes (4.59 MB)

The closing of the Bay State Banner, Boston's only black-owned community newspaper, is another example of the systemic crisis facing journalism. And Verizon is back in the Massachusetts legislature with a new video franchise bill that could harm community media.

Public Hearing on Media Ownership in Chicago

4:59 minutes (3.42 MB)

Media Minutes: September 14, 2007
The FCC is holding a public hearing on media ownership in Chicago on Sept. 20, and local organizers are busy educating the public about the issues. And public access television stations across the country are gearing up for local elections.