Broadcasters Want Their Dirty Laundry to Remain Hidden

3/20/2015

Meredith McGehee
Our nation’s broadcasters are just not happy that the public can now get a glimpse at some of their dirty little secrets – their political files. In fact, they are so unhappy that in comments filed earlier this week with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) urged the Commission to allow only local viewers to file complaints when broadcasters fail to fully comply with the law. The comments were filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to require cable, satellite and radio to post online the political files they are required by law to maintain on paper.

The Notice was issued after a request from the Campaign Legal Center (CLC), along with Common Cause and the Sunlight Foundation, represented by the Institute for Public Representation of Georgetown Law Center (IPR).

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Robert Butto

3/21/2015 04:44:59 am

Meredith,

Do these filings address the broadcasters donations to PACs, polictical candidates and parties? What about sources when views are blurred with the facts. I am unfamiliar with the the issue, but thought I would. as a former intelligence analyst and manager, those questions. I am accoustomed to publishing intelligenge findings with political, economic, social implications; however, we must be prepared to show our sources--minimum two, and be transparent with our methods, including functions that generated the findings.

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