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Social Security Under Attack While Iowans Look The Other Way

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Social Security Under Attack While Iowans Look The Other Way by Dave Bradley While we look the other wayAs our eyes are focused on the election, the monumental disaster in the Gulf, two wars that seem to be in stalemate … Continue reading →

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Kids Need Democracy Too: Reflections on the Birth of My Grandson

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Kids Need Democracy Too:  Reflections on My Grandson's Birth Day  by Dave Bradley Normally I take up this space with a post about radio and media. How we got to the current lopsided situation our country is now in and … Continue reading →

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LPFM – Community Radio in Iowa

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dave Bradley

LPFM Community Radio in Iowa by Dave BradleyBackground LPFM is the abbreviation for low power FM. LPFM refers to transmitters under 100 watts that can generally cover about a 5 mile radius.  Distance of transmission will also be affected the … Continue reading →

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Winding up: West Liberty Group to Start Community Radio

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Winding Up: West Liberty Group to Start Community Radio by Dave Bradley Thank you for your patience in following this series. And thanks to BlogforIowa for giving me space to share one of the pieces of the story of how … Continue reading →

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Media Wars: Will LPFM Give Iowans A Fighting Chance?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Media Wars: Will LPFM Give Iowans A Fighting Chance? by Dave Bradley [Editor's note: You can normally find Dave's posts on media here on Tuesdays, but since this was primary week, we interrupted our regularly scheduled blog posting to bring … Continue reading →

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Iowa Media Update: Getting Our Message Out: Fighting Fire with FM (and Net Neutrality)

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Iowa Media Update – Getting Our Message Out: Fighting Fire with FM (and Net Neutrality) by Dave Bradley One of the main differences between the right wing activist and the progressive activist is simply this:  M$NEY.   When a right wing … Continue reading →

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Iowa in the Age of Consolidated Media

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Iowa in the Age of Consolidated Media by Dave Bradley One of the most often repeated stories of the effects of national consolidation in media happened to one of our neighbors, North Dakota. On January 18th, 2002 a train derailment … Continue reading →

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The Great Surprise – The Telecommunications Act of 1996

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Dave Bradley

The Great Surprise – The Telecommunications Act of 1996 by Dave Bradley From the beginning of the Reagan presidency, media policy policing took a hands off approach and slowly media consolidated, mostly in the newspaper sector. The complaint was that … Continue reading →

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The Plane Facts About Media: What I Learned While in Flight

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dave Bradley

The Plane Facts About Media: What I Learned While in Flight by Dave Bradley In the early nineties I was spending a great deal of time traveling for the company. And I shared time and stories within the pressurized cabin … Continue reading →

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Observations on the Media in Iowa: A Brief History of Consolidation

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Dave Bradley

by Dave Bradley When we left last week, I had asked that you read the Lewis Powell memo that became the catalyst for the right wing (or as Paul Krugman refers to them – the movement conservatives) to begin a … Continue reading →

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