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A Dangerous Business
New York Times Television investigates McWane Inc. - the nation's largest maker of cast iron pipe. Interviews with workers from the company, reporters found out that McWane had a high incidence of worker accidents almost 4,000 in seven years, where 9 were fatal.
Tags: McWane Inc; worker safety; worker accidents; cast iron pipe factories; fatal worker accidents
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Losing Signal
"..the advent of the information economy has turned the FCC from a minor D.C. player into one of the government's most powerful agencies. As the de facto czar of the nation's communications infrastructure, the commission now makes daily decisions affecting America's technological destiny-reviewing megamergers like AOL Time Warner union, evaluating the Baby Bells' expansion plans, determining whether cable companies should decide what Web content their Internet customers can view. And no one appreciates the FCC's newfound authority better than the communications industry, whose lobbying expenses now stand at roughly $125 million, more than twice the amount spent by defense firms."
Tags: FCC; lobbying; telecommunications; "Big Media; " broadband; Internet; cable; telephone; radio; broadcast licenses; deregulation; digital transition; telcos; CFIC; Dingell; Tauzin; McCain; Lott; open access; First Amendment; location-based services (LBS); privacy; Digital Democracy; National Association of Broadcasters; NAB; analog spectrum; consolidation; government auction
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Double Image
Eddie Edwards is one of the few minority owners in the broadcast arena. He worked closely with Sinclair Broadcasting, who helped bring him into the business. But the business dealings have garnered scrutiny by the FCC and critics who see Sinclair dollars and programming flowing through Edward's Glencairn Ltd. Rainbow/PUSH alleges that Edwards is a minority figurehead that allowed Sinclair to manage a duopoly. Now that the FCC rules have relaxed, Edwards is trying to sell his stations to Sinclair, but the FCC has yet to grant approval.
Tags: Jesse Jackson; Federal Communications Commission; race; minority; NABOB; National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters; radio; television; Glencairn
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Few and far between
FCC Chairman William Kennard's effort to increase the number of radio and TV stations owned by minorities is being slowed by hostile courts and lawmakers and indifferent broadcasters.
Tags: National Association of Black-Owned Businesses Hispanics Asian Native Americans Commerce Department