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This headline is presented in partnership with:With the nation's non-profit public-access television services often unable to count on a reliable stream of government-enforced funding from the cable industry, many are beginning to embrace the Internet and even journalism training as ways to further their public-service mission. read more

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This headline is presented in partnership with:From a distance, what's gone so wrong for so long in Camden seems overwhelming. Look closer and most of the city's calamities emerge as the result of individual decisions -- many made by elected officials, often under fiscal duress. read more

This headline is presented in partnership with:Ann McLaughlin has been working in Quincy libraries since she graduated from college in 1971, spending the last 17 years as library director. As her 40th anniversary, in January, nears, she is as enthusiastic as ever about libraries. "We are the keepers of the stories of humanity," she said. "Libraries are like the eternal flame. They need to be kept lit." read more

This headline is presented in partnership with:Confusion on the part of authorities at every level, and a lack of coherent, consistent information flowing from Unified Command's Joint Information Center (JIC) to local responders has often made it difficult for journalists to do their jobs. Even more disturbing is the pervasive culture of secrecy and hostility toward the press that leads authorities and responders-at every level-to block the media. The default position seems to be "when in doubt, keep them out." read more

Comcast fired back at its critics July 21, telling the Federal Communication Commission that the cable giant's proposed merger with NBC Universal will not hurt consumers or competitors. read more

Comcast may have to sell some NBC television stations or agree to have independent arbitration settle pricing disputes to get government approval for buying General Electric's NBC Universal. read more

Rep John Dingell (D-MI) urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to hold off on the agency's push to re-regulate broadband service providers. read more

In a June 15 letter Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to find a "more targeted" answer to uncertainty over the agency's authority over broadband. read more

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) may have dealt a significant setback to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on July 21 when he announced that he will introduce a bill creating a nationwide broadband network for first responders. read more

The House Commerce Committee approved HR 3101, a bill that updates disability access to communications services elements of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, but with changes that address some of the issues that industry had with the bill. read more

House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) called access to public, educational, and government (PEG) cable channels an important issue and one the committee would look into. read more

On July 21, the Federal Communications Commission filed a brief to Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia defending the media ownership rules adopted in 2007 under then-Chairman Kevin Martin. read more

As concerns rise over the potential health risks posed by cellphone radiation, advocates of cell phone safety are urging federal regulators to do more to protect users of wireless gadgets. read more

When Fred Barnes talking to people from outside Washington, one question inevitably comes up: Why is the media so liberal? read more

The attorney general of Connecticut said 37 states have joined his investigation of Google and that he continues to seek information about whether privacy laws were broken when Google's Street View vehicles collected personal data of unsuspecting Internet users. read more

Google spent $2.7 million on lobbying activities in the first six months of 2010, compared with $1.8 million during the same period in 2009. read more

Facebook, the social network created in the dormitories of Harvard six years ago, said on July 21 that it now had 500 million members. read more

Regardless of what statements and actions come from the latest Federal Communications Commission broadband report, there's at least one sign of a step forward in the actual definition of "broadband." read more

On July 21, Rep Cliff Stearns (R-FL) said he was concerned that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski might be planning to put the reclassification of broadband access under Title II regulations on the FCC's September meeting agenda, and asked House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) to advise the chairman not to do so. read more