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The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	Belo Split to Start a Trend? Belo's decision to spin off its daily newspapers into a separate, publicly traded entity may set a trend for other similar companies.
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The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 David Lee Smith	Study Hard, FCC Those with an interest in media investments would be well advised to follow the FCC's efforts closely. An eventual relaxation of the cross-ownership ban could have profound effects on media structure -- and consequently values -- in the U.S.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Yet Another Dose of Tribune Fare Investors, don't jump to the conclusion that the intrigue surrounding Tribune is over.
Knowledge@Wharton June 4, 2003	New FCC Rules on Media Ownership: Static from All Sides When Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell described his agency's partial deregulation of media outlet ownership restrictions June 2 as "modest, albeit very significant changes," few seemed to share his sentiment.
Home Theater February 6, 2009	Networks to Keep Analog Until Bitter End Several major TV networks have announced that they plan for their owned affiliate stations to keep analog signals on the airwaves until the final deadline in June.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Anders Bylund	Entertainers Give the FCC an Earful Mergers and buyouts have already created a homogenized media landscape in which independent voices have no way to reach consumers. Can it get worse? Consumers and investors should be scared.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Jon Fine	Local TV's Clear Shot At The Net Demand for video ads could be the local stations' salvation.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Cigar City Burns Media General Media General joins other publishing companies reporting soft results. Investors are urged to direct their attention elsewhere.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 David Lee Smith	Media General Marches Smartly The newspaper and broadcast company has a strong performance, but there's still reason for caution from investors.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Andy Cross	Scripps Slips, But Will It Get Back Up? E.W. Scripps anticipates a weaker fourth quarter, but its long-term prospects are bright. The company's stock currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 21 times next year's earnings, which is a 17% premium over its main competitors.
Mother Jones August 1999 Alex Markels	Low Power To The People Muted by the high cost of broadcast licenses, diverse voices may yet step up to the mike, thanks to a new FCC proposal
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 David Lee Smith	Scripps May Throw Papers The media company may get out before its newspapers hit rock bottom. Investors, take note.
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BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Catherine Yang	Commentary: How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh While the opponents of media consolidation seem to be gaining ground fast, they shouldn't be too quick to declare victory.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Gannett Joins the Slide Industry leader Gannett is no exception amid newspaper publishers' lower earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Will All Newspapers Fold? Rich old men vie to buy fading newspapers. Does anyone else care? Given their business prowess, why would the billionaires be interested in owning withering daily newspapers? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Tribune's Band of Billionaires A Chicagoan with deep pockets has entered the Tribune buyout sweepstakes. Investors, take note.
Home Theater September 14, 2007	FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog.
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BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Joseph Weber	Wrestling With Trib Co.'s Demons Can Tribune Co. CEO FitzSimons exorcise a circulation scandal and an ad slump?
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The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	Traditional Media's Continuing Slide The best way to invest in the media space is through companies whose fate doesn't depend largely on advertising, such as cable operators. The more traditional media companies clearly need more time for strategic redirections.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Catherine Yang	Keeping Little Voices In Big Media The FCC should at least install minimum guarantees for independent opinions. Has deregulation gone to far?
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 David Lee Smith	Newspapers Slip-Sliding Away Cultural and economic shifts pack a one-two punch for print publishers.
Reason January 2004 Ben Compaine	Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone?
Salon.com November 20, 2001 Eric Boehlert	Is Clear Channel playing a "shell game"? Critics of the radio-industry giant charge that it is skirting federal ownership rules with puppet competitors...
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Brian Gorman	Pricier News for AP Users The Associated Press' decision to charge licensing fees for online content will make the battle for ad dollars more difficult for the newspaper industry.
Home Theater February 11, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Who Will Make the DTV Cut? Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission released a list of TV stations that intend go all-digital next week, cutting off analog transmissions.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Good (New York) Times and the Tribune When New York Times and Tribune reported results this week, the two big, old-line newspaper companies headed in different directions.
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Tribune's Tribulations Like most other newspaper stocks, Tribune has been beaten to a pulp on poor earnings caused by a slump in ads and readership.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: New York Times Bull The Old Gray Lady has plenty of life left in her. Its 3% yield is easily covered by operations, paying investors well while they wait for the turnaround to materialize.
Salon.com June 28, 2001 Eric Boehlert	One big happy channel? The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Tribune's on a Slip-and-Slide As it prepares to become private, advertising fortunes at Tribune Company continue to decline.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 David Lee Smith	Tribune on the Block The newspaper conglomerate may be up for sale. Investors, enjoy the show from a distance; if you venture too close, you might get burned.
InternetNews January 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Martin Concerned Over Broadband Plan Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is worried about mounting rumors of a proposed two-tiered broadband delivery system by the Baby Bells.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 David Lee Smith	The Beat Goes on at Tribune Buyout interest in Tribune abounds, while things are quieter for New York Times. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2004 Brian Gorman	Indecent Proposal New indecency legislation may change the face of broadcasting.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Gannett's Continuing Advertising Slide The first quarterly publishing release indicates ongoing ad revenue softness. Investors, read your papers avidly and carefully, but please don't let yourselves be enticed into putting your investment shekels into positions in the publishers.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	"Press Lords" Warned by Warren Tribune, like several other newspaper publishers, continues to suffer from a variety of circulation, advertising, and general readership maladies. Investors would be well advised to leave interest in shares of those companies to the billionaires.
Reason November 2008 Jesse Walker	Beyond the Fairness Doctrine Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Breakup Spreads Two weeks ago Belo announced a breakup, and now E.W. Scripps follows suit. Investors, the sound you're hearing now is that of media companies being broken up as their managements try to separate their atrophying newspaper operations from other units with more promise.
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Salon.com July 26, 2001 Robert Scheer	Consolidation politics With Michael Powell in charge at the FCC, more media megamergers are on the way...
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Extra, Extra: Google Goes to Print The online giant moves into newspaper advertising. This is a big deal for all involved. Google appears to have struck upon a win-win deal that will help traditional newspapers halt their declining ad revenues, while opening up yet another lucrative source of revenue for itself.
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