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Ann Aldrich, pioneer for opening FCC legal doors, dies at 82
In a landmark decision granting individual citizens the power to sue federal agencies, U.S. District Judge Ann Aldrich forced the Federal Communications Commission to make it easier for minorities to own radio stations in the South.
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OC Inc. launches independent management team
In an organizational move designed to meet the denomination's commitment to an efficient management structure and maintain a strong focus on media justice, the United Church of Christ's Office of General Ministries (OGM) and Office of Communication, Inc. (OC Inc.) announced that they will operate independently from one another as of Jan. 31, 2010.
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UCC leader questions 'arbitrary' CBS decision to allow Focus on the Family ad
A decision by CBS to allow a Super Bowl advertisement for Focus on the Family, a conservative religious organization, is eliciting concerns from leaders of the United Church of Christ, which sought to buy advertising from the network but had its ads rejected.
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Opinion: UCC reaction to CBS change in policy on advocacy ads
In an attempt to address ad-revenue shortfalls during a tough economy, CBS — in hot water for accepting a controversial Super Bowl ad from Focus on the Family — said Tuesday it would finally accept the United Church of Christ's 2004 request to air ads that advocate welcoming all people, including gays and lesbians, into the church.
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After 10 years, low power radio bill on its way to becoming law
The UCC's media-justice advocacy agency, the Office of Communication, Inc., is heralding the anticipated passage of a bill that will expand access to low-power radio frequencies.
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Before quitting, Dobbs misleads CNN viewers about UCC-supported media coalition
CNN commentator Lou Dobbs abruptly announced that he was quitting the news network last night, but not before he included misleading and inaccurate information about the United Church of Christ and its support for the interfaith media justice coalition, So We Might See. In October, the coalition asked the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a public hearing into the effects of anti-immigrant hate speech in the media.
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Guess responds to misleading American Spectator blog posts
A misleading series of online stories at The American Spectator has sought to attack efforts of the So We Might See Coalition to focus public attention on anti-immigrant hate speech.
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Media Violence Fast '09 focuses on anti-immigrant hate speech
Does violence in the media, particularly hate speech against immigrants, impact levels of actual violence?
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'Bring Betty Broadband' campaign leads new OC, Inc. initiative
Leading off its "Bring Betty Broadband" campaign to promote equal high-speed-internet access for all, a diverse gathering of religious groups has launched So We Might See, a national interfaith coalition for media justice.
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OC, Inc. policy director offers Capitol Hill testimony on low-power radio
Cheryl Leanza, policy director of the UCC's Office of Communication, Inc., testified today before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet to support a bill to expand low-power radio.
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