Policy

"Clean money" bill would require broadcasters to air free ads 07/28/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Candidates who do not accept private campaign money…

City barred from carrying news channel on government cable 07/14/97 NEW YORK--The New York City government cannot carry Rupert Murdoch's…

FCC pushes TV ratings hearings back again 06/30/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Federal Communication Commission postponed a hearing on the television industry's…

UPDATE: 06/16/97 In early June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Senate committee approves bill requiring stronger TV ratings 05/19/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In early May, the Senate Commerce Committee approved the "Children's…

Officers not liable for taking media along on execution of warrant 05/05/97 SOUTH CAROLINA--In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court…

Bills would ban publishing and broadcasting crime photos 05/05/97 CALIFORNIA--Two new bills introduced in the state assembly would prohibit the…

Utah eases standards for camera access to courts 05/05/97 UTAH--In early April, the Utah Supreme Court amended its policy restricting…

Child protection bill could harm newspapers 04/21/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A Senate bill introduced in late March could expose a newspaper to…

UPDATE 04/07/97 COLORADO--The Globe tabloid published eight more photographs relating to the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation in late March. JonBenet's…