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Obama Administration Embeds "Government Researchers" To Monitor Media Organizations
Zero Hedge ^ | Feb 20, 2014 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 02/25/2015 5:44:47 PM PST by Ray76

[T]he Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to roll out something called the Critical Information Needs study, which will embed government “researchers” into media organizations around the nation to make sure they are doing their job properly.

The purpose of the CIN, according to the FCC, is to ferret out information from television and radio broadcasters about “the process by which stories are selected” and how often stations cover “critical information needs,” along with “perceived station bias” and “perceived responsiveness to underserved populations.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; fcc; freespeech; media; msm; tyranny
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To: boycott

“The people that are funding this BS system are going to have to revolt like 1776 all over again.”

They can’t...
Most are too busy watching The Daily Show, or Dancing with the Stars, when they aren’t fighting the rest of the EBT crowd at Walmart.


41 posted on 02/25/2015 7:04:05 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Ray76

This is an old story that created a firesotrm of complaints from even the msm.


42 posted on 02/25/2015 7:23:33 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Nifster

Go back to sleep, everything is OK.


43 posted on 02/25/2015 7:42:42 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Nifster; LucyT

This is an old story that created a firestorm of complaints from even the msm.
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The story before was that they were floating the idea of having monitors in the newsrooms.

Now they are actually ready to roll it out.

From the article:

Last May the FCC proposed an initiative to thrust the federal government into newsrooms across the country. With its “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs,” or CIN, the agency plans to send researchers to grill reporters, editors and station owners about how they decide which stories to run. A field test in Columbia, S.C., is scheduled to begin this spring.


44 posted on 02/25/2015 7:47:04 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Ray76
PROTECT
45 posted on 02/25/2015 9:00:03 PM PST by baddog 219
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To: baddog 219

That is the fact. Look how they carried on about Giuliani’s remarks.


46 posted on 02/25/2015 9:01:59 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

Radio stations have to show they’re giving their audience what they want. Typically the stations make up their surveys and air whatever sells. But, the FCC could order a station to play all rap music if they’re broadcasting in an area with a majority black population.

What they’re doing with this latest crap is to make sure the media is all state run politically.


47 posted on 02/25/2015 9:10:56 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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To: Whenifhow; Old Sarge; EnigmaticAnomaly; Califreak; kalee; TWhiteBear; freeangel; Godzilla; ...

o-bama Administration Embeds "Government Researchers" To Monitor Media Organizations

[T]he Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to roll out something called the Critical Information Needs study, which will embed government “researchers” into media organizations - around the nation - to make sure - they are doing their job properly.

The purpose of the CIN, according to the FCC, is to ferret out information from television and radio broadcasters about “the process by which stories are selected” and how often stations cover “critical information needs,” along with “perceived station bias” and “perceived responsiveness to underserved populations.”

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Whenifhow wrote:

This is an old story that created a firestorm of complaints from even the msm.

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The story before was that they were floating the idea of having monitors in the newsrooms.

Now they are actually ready to roll it out. From the article:

Last May the FCC proposed an initiative - to thrust the federal government into newsrooms across the country. - With its “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs,” or CIN, --- the agency plans to send researchers to grill reporters, editors and station owners --- about how they decide which stories to run. A field test in Columbia, S.C., is scheduled to begin this spring.

Thanks, Whenifhow.

49 posted on 02/25/2015 9:46:04 PM PST by LucyT
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To: everyone

It died. It’s dead.

http://www.commlawblog.com/2014/03/articles/broadcast/rip-critical-information-needs-study/


50 posted on 02/25/2015 10:09:47 PM PST by Technical Editor
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To: Ray76

meh.... or maybe you could pay attention when things are actually happening


51 posted on 02/25/2015 11:18:59 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Whenifhow

And at the time it was first reported they actually had people in newsrooms


52 posted on 02/25/2015 11:19:41 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Ray76

Kiss the your ass goodbye. We are in a dictatorship plsin and simple. These always include a purge of any potential or actual critics.


53 posted on 02/25/2015 11:32:28 PM PST by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
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To: Ray76

Reads like an Executive Order.


54 posted on 02/26/2015 5:25:02 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: MeshugeMikey; Mears

Speaking as a pipe smoker...


55 posted on 02/26/2015 5:27:01 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: Technical Editor

Bump for later read.


56 posted on 02/26/2015 5:35:24 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: LucyT; Whenifhow; Technical Editor; Ray76

Okay, so the story dates from Feb of 2014.

The article states “A field test in Columbia, S.C., is scheduled to begin this spring.”

That means the field test was spring of 2014. Not 2015.

Is this fear porn? Or has this been resurrected with the Net Neutrality vote today?


57 posted on 02/26/2015 5:42:10 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: Lazamataz
"Matt, I am reiterating my clarion call. GTFO of the country while you still can. Remember our discussion, not to leave until they start setting up Truth Squads. Don't wait until SWAT busts your door down because you wrote some books."

This raises the old question of where to go. What country is beyond Obama's reach and the fledgling world gov of the UN?

58 posted on 02/26/2015 5:51:05 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Old Sarge

It shows their intent. What do you think they want to do with internet?


59 posted on 02/26/2015 6:02:31 AM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Old Sarge; Ray76

Okay, so the story dates from Feb of 2014.

The article states “A field test in Columbia, S.C., is scheduled to begin this spring.”

That means the field test was spring of 2014. Not 2015.

Is this fear porn? Or has this been resurrected with the Net Neutrality vote today?
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Thanks for pointing out the date on the article. Sometimes our reaction to recent events cause over-concern. (Although the way zero is going we can expect this to be in play at some point.)


60 posted on 02/26/2015 6:15:56 AM PST by Whenifhow
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