Norman Lear, A Giant of the Public Interest
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost For a brief decade and a half the U.S. government gave the Archie Bunkers of America the power to have a real say,…
Newton Minow and the Public Interest
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost Newton N. Minow, President John F. Kennedy’s first appointed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), died May 6, 2023. If one “herald”…
Mark Lloyd: A Letter From Washington on Communication Policy
Choose Your Elected Representatives in Congress Wisely: They Will Determine the Future of Our Democratic Deliberation.
If You Watch TV or Use the Internet, You Want a Functional FCC
Right now, the agency is deadlocked — which is just peachy for the corporations it regulates. Here’s how to unblock it.
We Need a Functional FCC
Right now, the agency is deadlocked — which is just peachy for the corporations it regulates. Here’s how to unblock.