Category Archives: media

SCOTUS Allows FCC To Loosen Ownership Rules

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if media consolidation wasn’t bad enough already, Thursday the Supreme Court made it possible for even more consolidation to take place.  The question before the Court was not on the validity of ownership rules or their effects on the … Continue reading →

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“DePlatformed?” Us Too!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if I needed yet another chuckle over how badly conservatives are treated in this country, I almost drove off the road laughing when I heard the news on public radio Friday and some Republican Iowa legislators were whining about … Continue reading →

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Perception is Reality

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Thom Hartmann does a Democratic post-mortem with Indivisible Director Megan Hatcher Mays.  This video is about 9 minutes. Last week I discussed the proliferation of conservative media, particularly talk radio, in rural areas throughout the country including Iowa. Progressives have … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Election Post-Mortem

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It is Thanksgiving week of what has been one of the most intense years in our lives. Not only were we tasked with removing the worst president ever from office in an election that saw incredible voter suppression of many … Continue reading →

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Media’s Theft From The Commons

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Paul Deaton

“Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump’s acquittal for half a century,” Nicole Hemmer wrote in the New York Times. “These tactics (i.e. minimize Trump’s transgressions and paint a picture of non-stop Democratic scandals) are not inventions of … Continue reading →

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What Chuck Todd Tells Us About The Media

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Dave Bradley

{ed. note: With the assassination of the Iranian General in Iraq Friday, media relationship with the administration and the mainstream’s apparent lack of independence becomes a big issue}   Over the Christmas holiday Rolling Stone snuck in a little story … Continue reading →

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Media News: More Mergers, Less Players And Net Neutrality Still On The Ropes

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Dave Bradley

  Gannett and GateHouse: USA Today, The Des Moines Register and The Iowa City Press-Citizen are newspapers that most iowans are familiar with. These papers are also some of the big names for newspaper industry Gannett. USA Today is fairly … Continue reading →

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The Importance of American Freedom

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Paul Deaton

by Ralph Scharnau Freedom is the central tenet of how we view ourselves individually and as a nation.  It is embedded in our history and language.  Simultaneously it has been contested in debates and dissents in Congress, in political books/essays/editorials, … Continue reading →

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Fund Raiser Set Up For KICI Radio On Facebook

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Dave Bradley

If there is one thing I am certain of it is that the extreme right’s near total control of the media really makes the playing field quite uneven. In Iowa you have a better than average chance of turning on … Continue reading →

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Community Media and Ensuring the Future of Public Access

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Interview with Nicholas Johnson, former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (1966-1973) about community television, the history of public access, and its future.

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