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NAB Complaints About "Media Activists" at FCC Hearings

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Darrel M

I couldn't pull the direct link to the article on the Radio & Records website, but it seems like the NAB is still complaining about the NAB hearings. They started it over the hearings in Harrisburg, and now they've taken it to the Country Radio Seminar.

Quote from the R&R article dated 3/2/2007:
[NAB Executive VP of Radio John] David said the NAB believes many participants at the FCC hearings "are being shipped in from all over the country to talk about how bad radio is" and that some are "paid activists." David said the broadcast industry's lobbying arm will ask the commission to require participants at future hearings to identify themselves, their affiliations and where they live.
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I just wonder if the NAB's complaint is legitimate, because to me it seems that it's nothing more than just posturing, as if to say, "We know more about radio than any puny little activist." Admittedly, if I were to attend an FCC hearing, I wouldn't object to having to identify myself... because a statement like, "Hi, I'm Darrel from Madison, and I think that Madison's radio stations are bland, homegenic, and aren't serving the community's best interests" would certainly make NAB (or at least its Madison representatives) take notice.
 
The NAB objects to paid activists influencing the FCC?
What are NAB lobbyists, if not paid activists?
Who is supposed to be paying these citizen/activists, and where are they supposed to be getting all the cash?
The NAB's arrogance, and ignorance are only exceeded by their greed and hypocrisy.
Does anyone remember when integrity was a admirable, positive, desirable trait?
In these days of multimedia and rapid progress, does the NAB still think they can strong arm listeners without loosing them to other media?
 
SUPERCASTER said:
The NAB objects to paid activists influencing the FCC?
What are NAB lobbyists, if not paid activists?
Who is supposed to be paying these citizen/activists, and where are they supposed to be getting all the cash?
The NAB's arrogance, and ignorance are only exceeded by their greed and hypocrisy.
Does anyone remember when integrity was a admirable, positive, desirable trait?
In these days of multimedia and rapid progress, does the NAB still think they can strong arm listeners without loosing them to other media?
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The NAB would be great if it just stuck to organizing industry trade shows and nothing more.

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