dot net joseph welcome thanks for having me great to have you here with us first of all what is free press doing to raise awareness about this issue so tomorrow we are going to file a letter with the f.c.c. asking all four remaining f.c.c. commissioners sign a pledge that they will not seek employment after to be put at sea since they going to be reviewing the eighteenth we don't want to see if it would happen in a contest n.b.c. universal merger to happen with this much as well so this is your asking them not to do the revolving door right we're going to commission is not to. seek employment once they leave the f.c.c. into either. ever well least. i want to actually just leave actually leaving the door and made if you could just leave in. the scene four months later to talk and there's some provisions in some of the various departments like i thought d.o.d. had to wait a year or if you remember a convoluted way the rules it's like if you see that you don't have to do it for two years you can't obviously see and with obama's plate you can add a lobby executive the second agency you can a t

great to have you here with us first of all what is free press doing to raise awareness about this issue so tomorrow we are going to file a letter with the f.c.c. asking all four remaining f.c.c. commissioners sign a pledge that he will not seek employment after you see since going to be reviewing eighteen thousand eight hundred you don't want to see if it would happen in the contest n.b.c. universal merger to happen with with as much as well so this is your asking them not to do the revolving door right we're going to commission is not to. seek employment once they leave the f.c.c. into an. ever. lease. up when he actually does leave it actually leaving the door like they made it out what they could just leave in. the scene for months later to talk and there's some provisions in some of the various departments like i thought d.o.d. had a waiting year or if you're a member of the way the rules it's like the f.c.c. is that you don't have to run for two years you can't lobby the f.c.c. and we don't want to play it you can't have a lobby it's the second agency you go to two year period is t

drawn by matt wood policy director of free press dot net matt welcome so the fairness doctrine and so on tell us what's the deal here what was it how is the media changed since well i don't think the fairness doctrine being taken off the books officially this week is really the story here i mean that is a really administrative cleanup job that this administration is taking care of now and it's not something that free press would have advocated for at the time but we're also not calling for the return of the fairness doctrine today we think that the f.c.c. has other levers and other licensing conditions that would allow them to ensure that we have quality news and that this report identifies a lot of problems very well doesn't go far enough to provide solutions to those problems where the f.c.c. could foster a more vibrant and truly civically minded discourse on our nation's news programs isn't the essence of the issue really whether those who have access to the public airwaves or the public rights of way through which cable lines are run or the airways via whatever that they should be

same with free press. this group that he funds, one of their jobs is is out there try to getted me government funding for the media free press is throughout trying to get $35 billion in government funding for the media when that happens, if that ever can miraculously happen, do you think it would go to fox news or any conservative outlet? no nprs or ultra nets of the world. you mentioned a new editor of the "new york times" ms. ms. abrahmson how is she tied on. >> she is on the board of advisors. >> it does mostly left wing reporting so she is on that board. then you mentioned lynn downy the former editor of "the new york post." is he on pro publica too? >> yeah. lynn downy is also one of the people who come out with major media report advocating for government funding for journalism. >> bill: absolutely. when downy was running the "the washington post" it is much more left wing than it is now. once they got downy out thereof it drifted into the center a little bit. all right. so basically the overarch on

percent conservative talk no progressives no liberals represented the two thousand and seven study by free press and the center for american progress shows ninety two percent of conservative stations don't air even a single minute of the other side you want to hear a radio talk or bash republicans good luck especially if you live in the midwest the mainstream. breaks the inside the beltway mystique but you might hear it schultz ed does his nationally syndicated show out of fargo north dakota and his ratings are good he's matching bill o'reilly's numbers. let's see talkers magazine now is out the ed schultz show has got over three million listeners progressive talk got its start in two thousand and four and it now seems to be having an effect many formerly red states that heard ed and air america were highly competitive voted blue in two thousand and eight while those that heard only conservative talk went read. as usual but here's the scary part since the democrats made gains in the two thousand and six election corporate radio took big into every other progressive talker in the key swing state

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government is i want to media in this country that is a free press it is healthy for the state and this nixonian green tree behind me is chilling that prospect every day it's going to be. you know i couldn't have said it better myself all the government has worked hard to keep this grand jury secret there are those individuals like david house who will continue to exercise their first amendment rights to tell the rest of the country well the government's actually doing and the fact that our mainstream media is too obsessed with politicians who engage in sexting to cover the real issues all that's just makes house a statement that much more correct will keep updating you on this case as more information that's come out. now and september twenty fourth two thousand and ten the f.b.i. raided homes in chicago and minneapolis of peace activists and labor organizers all part of a nationwide terrorism investigation twenty three subpoenas were issued for activists to appear at a grand jury in chicago and investigators reportedly are examining possible material supports to colombian and palestin

guest: so you agree with free press which sent a letter asking that if the remaining commissioners to publicly pledged that it would not consider taking a job at at&t or t mobil. >> i would certainly say i agree with the sentiment -- i would go further and say they should not interfere with any private sector job. that has anything to do with telecom or any regulated entity while they are serving at the commission. they should wait until they leave to do that. my only concern about the letter is, i do not know that you want a lifelong ban for working for those entities. in some ways, i would go further than they would tu. host: what about the at&t-t mobile merger? should go through? guest: i have been quiet on that. i will explain why. mergers are fact-specific. not sure really willing to dive into the details, which require a lot more reading and i am willing to do about the merger. i do not think that someone like me should opine on it. page document. i have not got all the way through it yet. because of my role with the broadband plan i am hesitant to say something that could be in

fighting broke out when a group of militants have been surrounded in their hideout try to break free press can offer ports. this operation is still continuing it's been going on for two days it's all happening in the troubled republic of kyrgyzstan in the caucasus in a forest area so perhaps the basque complicating the operation for the special forces is started with the authorities surrounding a group of militants watch who they try to break through and that's reportedly one some of the police officers were killed going to reports there's intense fighting still and losses on both sides but the figures on battle are quite different officials say that five police officers were killed miles reports in the media suggest this figure is seven and sixteen others were injured in the fighting as well when it comes to the militants five of them have been have been killed as well during the course of this operation old all this has not yet been officially confirmed still it's still continuing in fact the authorities have also deployed artillery including tanks and helicopters to assist them in this

. >> guest: so you agree with free press then in the letter to the agency today asking their remaining four commissioners pledge they would not take a job at at&t or t-mobile? >> i have to see the letter. i agree with the sentiment that -- i'd go further and said they should not interview for any private sector job while they are serving at the commission. they should wait until they leave to do that. my only concern about the letter is i don't know that you want a lifelong ban for working for those entities or something like that, but in some ways i go further than they would. >> host: blair levin, just to follow-up on a question, what about the at&t, t-mobile merger, should it go through? >> a lot of people asked me about that, and i remain quiet. first of all, mergers are fact specific. i learned this at the fcc and also while practicing law, and unless you are really willing to dive into the details which require far more, you know, a lot more realizing than i'm willing to do, i don't think someone like me should pine on it. sprint just filed a 377-page document. i have not got all

exciting time than the broadband age to achieve the founders vision of a free democracy with a free press and informed and empowered citizens. communications technologies, it also highlights important gaps that threaten to limit the potential. the report does all of this in a thoughtful and fact based way with a full grasp of the opportunities of new technology as well as deep respect for a long established forms of media. that the report deserves this description is no surprise given steve walden penn press, diverse unique background. steve worked for many years as a highly respected reporter and editor at publications including newsweek and u.s. news and world report. he's also a successful internet entrepreneur, having created an online community that had millions of americans as regular users and he also wrote for "the wall street journal".com. he was the ideal person to lead the effort on this report, and on behalf of all of us, thank you for your service. this was a group effort within the agency great example of collaboration across departments and grateful to all the staff who wor

constitution the only one that has the founding fathers knew just how important a free press was to the health of our democracy without that no democracy is possible. coming out if you still don't believe warming is a real problem just check out our sea levels after the break i'll tell you how our oceans are becoming more toxic and dangerous at an alarming rate why the media isn't doing its job the forty. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. even one well. whenever the government says there can feel safe get ready if you can your freedom . you know sometimes you see the story and the scene so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here see some other part of it and realize everything you saw you don't i'm sorry there's a big picture. when it comes to republican governors and actually radical immigration laws around the country the race to the bottom continues not to be outdone by arizona governor jan brewer's racist papers please law has last year georgia republican governor nathan deal passed to do as you have an immigration law hims

. >> host: so you agree with free press then which sent a letter to the agency today asking the remaining four commissioners to publicly pledge they wouldn't consider taking a job at at&t or t-mobile while they're reviewing the merger? >> guest: well, i'd have to see the letter. i'd say i agree with the sentiment -- i'd go part -- farther and say they shouldn't interview that has anything to do with a regulated entity while they're serving at the commission. my only concern ant the letter is i don't know that you want a lifelong ban for working for those entities or something like that. but in some ways i would go further than they would. >> host: blair levin, just to follow up on eliza's question, what about the at&t/t-mobile merger, should it go through? [laughter] >> guest: you know, a lot of people have asked me that, and i have remained very quiet on that. i should explain why. first of all, mergers are very fact-specific. i learned this both at the fcc and also even when i was practicing law. and unless you're willing to dive into the details which require far more, you know, a lot

worked up about a candidate or maybe it's just the candidates trying to play on the media to get free press and you got me now to explain her recent round of gaffes right there there's got to be a calculus here you see remember what sarah palin said about paul revere. the british think we're going to be keeping we are. still. being serious. it's hard to. spend the morning shots and. we're going to be here you are going to be running as much as your lover that never gets old anyways here's michele bachmann following that act. we also know that the very founders that wrote those documents and worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the united states see this one just just be a ploy to get free media coverage because the american electorate has become so dumbed down that name id is king. damn. she got me again maybe i should go on record saying that george washington was black or that america was founded on kittens and rainbows or that i do my show in the spirit of john wayne gacy serial killer but i want them to know it's just like john wayne was from waterloo iowa that's the kind of s

it presents the us government in a negative light is still worth knowing it's the promise of a free press in this country the man behind the truth telling his julian aside someone has become somewhat of an international man of mystery his whereabouts at any given time are unknown but one thing that is known he has a vision and that vision may just change the world for the better looking at his writings it's clear what motivates a side which in two thousand and seven he wrote a piece in titled the united what of america in which he examined corporate structure and how it is intrinsically authoritarian his piece is even more poignant after the supreme court's citizens united decision that pretty much ended our government over to corporate rule in a songes words that corporate rule looks like this these are the characteristics of a corporation suffrage the right to vote does not exist except for the land of holders shareholders and even their voting power is in proportion to their ownership. all the executive power flows from a central committee. female representation is almost a no there's

where you don't have your own domains your own servers they openly are very angry about the rising free press and hillary said earlier in the year they are losing the info war they are also moving to continue to try to bankrupt the middle class in the last world because they want to make people dependent and they are threatened by upwardly mobile middle classes there are gender is also to continue to try to debase world currencies in a concerted effort so that individual nations don't notice is bad and they want to try to force europe in the united states to continue to quote bailouts to the big six mega banks that are really just cash payments directly to them and one of the other key issues is carbon taxes they really need to force through their carbon taxes so they can control all human activity on the globe certainly even if you will have to keep an eye on post builders are getting with process at the end of this week and i want to also ask you on that you were saying that a lot of people have denied that even went on certainly doesn't happen anymore we're also starting to see a lot of ne

remember never be afraid to practice your constitutionally affirmed rights of free press the police do not have the legal authority to arrest you that is not a promise from me that they won't but they counsel legally and hopefully the consequences will be worse for the individual officers in the long run. what kind of free society can we truly claim to have when our public officials feel that they are allowed to just protect themselves from the light of public observation saudis are always those done in darkness so let's paraphrase the neo cons favorite phrase and defense of the patriot act if the police have nothing to hide they should have nothing to fear so actually since they're living on our tax dollars we need to weed out the bad apples in the police force and give the other five percent a bad name. in case you need more evidence of paranoia in government or solutions looking for problems flights were grounded sunday at the d.c. airport because a woman and ohio pulled an airport worker there was a bomb on a plane it was later revealed that she knew there was a bomb on a plane bec

second place at this past weekend's aral sea conference in new orleans and receiving plenty of free press it seems a lot of another pre-selected front runner to hear about in the corporate media narrative i guess he passes the litmus test for being considered serious where two term governor gary johnson can't still huntsman will have a fight on his hands in a tea party infused g.o.p. field that will find out as this into his expressed support for a statewide mandate on health reform is indorsement of the corporatists known as cap and trade and his refusal to cut to wish an aid to illegal parents. maybe he can use inside knowledge from his time as a bastard child to sell off the rest of the country and i don't know is not enough after the mainstream media elect him to be president all right so we have a very special panel to close out the night's show we are joined by high school student crystal adele who wrote an e-mail to us here at adverse is the man and attorney adam goldstein from the student press law center now this thank you both for being with us tonight now before we get into thi

the awards being presented today were established to further president for its support for a free press, a vital role it plays in informing our citizenry and preserving our democracy. [applause] >> it is an honor to be here. i want to thank the national press club and the ford presidential foundation. we have some of our trusty's you today. carla hill, jim cannon, john hill -- a fine group of trustees at. i want to thank the panel of judges that selected are winners. i had a chance to read all the articles and we have some great winners here today. general, i want to thank you. thank you for coming and being your speaker. i was a young kid when dad was president. i was 18 years old. i used to go back and forth between the main residence and the oval office. i always told that we got pretty good government housing. [laughter] i remember, going back, that there was a lot of business going on in the corridors of that office. but one of the friendliest people to the kids and the families, general scowcroft, u.s. stock and talk and ask how our do is going and we appreciate that -- you always

there is not a free press in the basement as there was in the old building -- a printing press in the basement. literally, the air quality feels different. it feels much more like a multimedia organization that has journalism as its core. >> what was mr. sulzberger's attitude toward you? >> he and i did not meet until very recently. although i had met him once before, he comes to the restaurant on the night that they are getting reviewed by the times totally by coincidence, apparently. >> and the review was not very good. >> the review was awful. it makes for great drama in that film. but the corporate side and the newsroom of the new york times are separated by a very high and burma wall. the project was authorized by bill keller. it was taking place in the newsroom, so we did submit request to both the publisher and the ceo to do interviews, and they declined. perhaps that is for the best, because really the journalism and the journalists are what rise to be highlighted in the film. the corporate side was not part of the production. >> i want to show you some 28- year-old video that

out about the lack of free press and they're stripping down to their you understandies to prove the pointup of activists chanted how much for the truth as they protested against reporters who have been paid under the table to write positive news stories. in recent month ukrainian publications have complained of interference and attempts by the government to suppress news stories. >> i didn't get the content on the story. the pictures were so compelling. >>> an attack on an employee. a man surprised the woman on the left as he surprise said her at the luxor casino. the man hit her on the comed face until his accomplice walked out with money the employee suffered minor injuries and the crooks got away. >> still to come, more expert testimony about the smell in the air today is not about finding the time to do your homework. it's not about logging on to this week's class. today is a celebration, a triumph of dedication, a victory for that little voice that urges us on. today is a day to recognize that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, and to prove that not all heroes wear a cape.

a vibrant free press and an informed and enlightened citizenry pay central roles in our democracy in economy. the report issued today is on the core principles. it's important for many reasons reporters but i would like to highlight three areas. first, the report makes clear that new technology is creating a new world of opportunity to keep the public informed in ways we couldn't even imagine just a few years ago. digital innovation has made the gathering and distribution of news and information faster less-expensive and more space. with the internet connected to have access to goods, personal printing press or even tv stations new communications technologies are connecting more people in more ways and more places and cite the u.s. and out. twitter, facebook, mobile phones and other new technologies are connecting and empowering citizens and journalists around the world helping open closed societies and paving the way for democracy and freedom. in the u.s., we see more and more news on the entrepreneur is pursuing their vision online and on the mobile of creativity and confidence. em

that is from this morning's "detroit free press." baltimore, maryland, you are on the line for "washington journal." caller: i tire of hearing the republican party line. if you just go back over a month, every republican you have has come out with the same stuff. cut, raise taxes, cut, cut. but cutting is not how we will get out of this mess that the republicans got us into this life. the independent voice of bernie sanders, the progressive voices of those missing in action today, i am sorry but i wanted to hear them today. but the issue a party of no is simply no taxes for the rich and take you all can from the poor. it is ridiculous. i am appalled that i wish that your republican colleagues would call in and comment on how they can cut everything without addressing the revenue side of this problem that we have. i respect c-span. i thank you for being there. but just like the lady said, we need more diversity, and i mean politically, not just color, but with ideas. host: let me ask you a question before you go. the president has bee

we want free parties, we want free press and we also want a civil society that can work free and on that basis we could probably say that elections would mean something. otherwise doesn't have any meaning if you don't have these kinds of freedoms. >> rose: what are the ramifications of the apparent confct between ayatollah hamana and president ahmadinejad. >> i what i think that there are a number of differences as far as the sharing of power is concerned. they don't have any differences in such a way they govern becae they're not looking for a decratic way of governing. what they're looking for is to have more and more power. if they're sharing a power is the sharing of power but for us the t way of governing is everything. it's not a question of people, it's democratic institutions that are important. >> rose: so the conflict between the two of them is simply about power? >> i think so, yes. >> rose: there's also the question of the arab spring. what impact has it had in iran and might it have? >> i think that the iranian green movement was the first democratic movement in the region.

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