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The Uptake shares their secrets for starting a successful citizen journalism organization as part of the new You Tube Reporters' Center.

Local radio advocates have been cranking up the volume, and it’s paying off. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling that protects existing Low Power FM stations from being knocked off the air by full power stations. And yesterday, a House subcommittee held a hearing on the Local Community Radio Act, a bill that would expand the number of LPFM radio stations across the country. read more

Local radio wins a victory in the courts and gets a hearing in Congress. And the ACLU helps lead the way in unblocking Web sites based on "viewpoint discrimination" in Tennessee and Indiana schools. read more

The Local Community Radio Act, introduced by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), would allow new Low Power FM radio stations in communities across the country. Free Press strongly supports this bill. read more

The Local Community Radio Act of 2009, introduced by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Lee Terry (R- Neb.), would allow new Low Power FM radio stations in communities across the country. Free Press strongly supports this bill. read more

Start: 06/16/2009 - 20:28 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4 The Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing for FCC Chair nominee Julius Genachowski and current Commissioner Robert McDowell

Changing Media: Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age includes groundbreaking research and analysis on achieving universal, affordable Internet access, answering the crisis in journalism and building a world-class public media system.

With its most recent demonstration of “Comcastic” behavior, the cable giant is competing for yet another medal in the Sneaky Olympics. So in addition to having paid people to fill the seats at public FCC hearings on the future of the Internet last year, Comcast can now add slanted polling practices to its record. read more