U.S. Media Giants Reel as FCC Orders Disclosure of Rates for Billion-Dollar TV Campaign Ads

DemocracyNow.org - During this year's election, political analysts estimate as much as $5 billion will be spent on TV campaign advertising. Now, a new ruling by the Federal Communication Commission requires broadcasters to post political advertisement data online, making it easier for the public to see exactly who is buying those ads. We speak with Robert McChesney, co-founder of the national media reform organization, Free Press; and Justin Elliott, a reporter at ProPublica working on a project called, "Free the Files," that asks people and journalists across the country to visit TV stations, acquire paper data on political ads, and then post the files online at ProPublica.org.

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[eastariel]

Excerpt from "Businessperson of the Year: John F. Wolfe, Dispatch Printing Co.," by Jeff Bell

"[Mayor] Coleman and others who work with Wolfe on community issues say he is more of a quiet consensus builder than someone who uses his considerable wealth and the bully pulpit of his newspaper to further his interests.

“'He doesn’t have a selfish bone in his body,' said Coleman, who has known Wolfe for nearly 20 years. 'His opinions are based on what’s best for the city.'

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[whoquiensabe]

politics RAPE YOU and pay with your taxes billions, to private government contractors given to their own next of kin , to manage and run campaigns, im gessing they pay the same people that started managing corporations like the NFL, etc....

[whoquiensabe]

they will hide it again, ever hear of money laundering, it's all corrupt, major media are hores

[Guy Harrison]

huraah for transparency!