S.2332 - Media Ownership Act of 2007

A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Media Ownership Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. as introduced.
  • Short: Media Ownership Act of 2007 as reported to senate.

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12/19/07
Free Press Applauds House Media Ow...

introduced the “Media Ownership Act of 2007” (HR4835) – the House companion to a Senate bill (S. 2332) sponsored by Sens. Byron Dorgan (D...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
12/19/07
Fight just beginning over FCC's me...

4, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously passed the bipartisan Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S. 2332)—a...

Source: Workday Minnesota, MN
12/10/07
Newspaper Lobby Wants Senate Bill ...

The Senate bill (S.2332) is co-sponsored by Sens. Bryon Dorgan (DN.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.). Dorgan spokesman Barry Piatt, unsure whe...

Source: Broadcast Newsroom, CA
12/05/07
TELL IT TO THE CHIEFTAIN

Support the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S.2332), to stop this rash and harmful action. Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico made an import...

Source: Pueblo Chieftain, CO
12/05/07
Barack Obama Statement on Committe...

... the following statement praising the Senate Commerce Committee’s passage of the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S.2332), which Obama has...

Source: Multichannel News (subscription)
12/04/07
Senate Bill Would Delay FCC Media ...

The Dorgan-Lott bill (S. 2332) would also require the FCC to take other steps prior to relaxation of any media ownership rules, including...

Source: Multichannel News (subscription), NY
12/03/07
Media Ownership Fight Moves to Cap...

On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the bipartisan Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S. 2332) — a bill that would direct th...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
12/02/07
Your opinions

Please support S. 2332: The Media Ownership Act of 2007. Please let Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Sen. Carl Levin and your House representativ...

Source: Lansing State Journal, MI
11/28/07
Senate Panel To Vote On Media Bill

The bill (S. 2332), sponsored by Sens. Byron Dorgan (DN.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.), would require the FCC first to complete work on rul...

Source: Multichannel News (subscription), NY
11/28/07
Media control

... to allow further consolidation the media are stopped by a groundswell of public outrage and the passing of The Media Ownership Act of...

Source: Lawrence Journal World, KS

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12/20/08
Spendenrecht für Großspenden, St...

Durch das Gesetz zur weiteren Stärkung des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements vom 10. Oktober 2007 (BGBl. I S. 2332, BStBl I S. 815) haben ...

09/14/08
Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate:...

This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considere...

08/15/08
S. 2332

S. 2332. Media Ownership Act of 2007. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. on December 4...

07/30/08
For Julia as promised...2 months l...

January 17, 2008: The Congressional Budget Office estimated that implementing the Media Ownership Act of 2007 (S. 2332) would cost less t...

07/10/08
Media Mergers a Threat To Communit...

introduced the bi-partisan "Media Ownership Act of 2007" (S. 2332), which would mandate public comment on (and an unbiased analysis of) a...

06/24/08
DOUBLE ENERGY DAILY NEWS FOR

In November of 2007, Senator Dorgan of North Dakota sponsored legislation (S. 2332) entitled the Media Act of 2007 to promote transparenc...

05/25/08
Josh Silver on the Responsible Plan

However, the Responsible Plan does not address this dynamic at all, asserting that the adoption of S. 2332 is but the "first step". Grass...

04/26/08
Senate Poised To Tighten Broadcast...

We urge the Commerce Committee to also take up S. 2332, Senator Dorgan’s bill to reverse the media ownership rules to ensure the FCC do...

Source: test
04/26/08
Senate Poised To Tighten Broadcast...

We urge the Commerce Committee to also take up S. 2332, Senator Dorgan’s bill to reverse the media ownership rules to ensure the FCC do...

Source: test
04/26/08
Senate Poised To Tighten Broadcast...

We urge the Commerce Committee to also take up S. 2332, Senator Dorgan’s bill to reverse the media ownership rules to ensure the FCC do...

Source: test

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