Comments on: FEC Determines That Blogs Count As Media

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By: Liberal bloggers seek to extort support from their own « Poet at the edge

Liberal bloggers seek to extort support from their own « Poet at the edge — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:39:22 +0000

[...] …But there’s one realistic reason making this sort of commotion might not be so smart for the bloggers in question. It might attract the attention of the Federal Elections Commission, which might revisit previous rulings pertaining to political blogs.” [...]

By: Liberal Bloggers to Dems: Advertise With Us. Or Else - 5WPR

Liberal Bloggers to Dems: Advertise With Us. Or Else - 5WPR — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:35:49 +0000

[...] for the bloggers in question. It might attract the attention of the Federal Elections Commission, which might revisit previous rulings pertaining to political blogs. Tags: bloggers, democrats, liberals, online [...]

By: Blogging about the government and getting interviewed by the media. No. | blog.GC20.ca

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:02:49 +0000

[...] I fully acknowledge that blogs, compared to correspondents and columnists, are chiefly an amateur media platform practiced for free by part-time writers with no accountability link but their self-formed [...]

By: Collective Intellect, Inc.

Collective Intellect, Inc. — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:34:28 +0000

[...] bloggers won a major victory this week in their quest towards mainstream acceptance and relevance. On 9/4, the Federal Elections [...]

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By: Jarretthousenorth.com » Blog Archive » First amendment victory: Blogs are media

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:27:55 +0000

[...] least, according to the Federal Election Commission. Which is good news, because it means that FEC rules limiting campaign speech do not apply to [...]

By: Jarrett House North » Blog Archive » First amendment victory: Blogs are media

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:34 +0000

[...] least, according to the Federal Election Commission. Which is good news, because it means that FEC rules limiting campaign speech do not apply to [...]

By: September 6, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha]

September 6, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha] — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:29:02 +0000

[...] have first amendment rights [...]

By: Arny

Arny — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:40:57 +0000

That would not apply to all blogs I think..

By: The blog.co.uk Blog

The blog.co.uk Blog — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:13:01 +0000

One small step for blogs……

A recent decision by the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) has held that blogs count as media.

This decision, which stated that blogs fall squarely under the “media exemption” to US election campaign finance rules, has hardly sent shockwaves t…

By: beta bonnie

beta bonnie — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:46:22 +0000

Along with being afforded the advantage of media entities, blogs have also been afforded the disadvantages of media entities. i.e. tobacco, alcohol and child snack ad bans. Censorship, etc. Let’s wait a bit before we celebrate.

By: PoisonMushroom.Org - Combing the Net So You Don’t Have To » Blog Archive » The Daily ‘Shroom - 9/7/07

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:53:16 +0000

[...] Woohoo! Blogs count as media! [...]

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:49:47 +0000

I am truly wondering… By defining blogs as a media entity, would that make them subject to the equal time rule? I would think that’s the next step taken with this. It’s truly amazing how ill-prepared our government is to deal with emerging trends in mass media when it comes to the application of mass media law.

I am also wondering if we shouldn’t consider having some kind of regulations set for information that gets posted through blogs. Who is responsible when libelous statements about candidates are posted for the world to see?

By: Websenat

Websenat — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:01:31 +0000

SPON: Blogs sind Massenmedien gleichgestellt…

Wie gerade bei Spiegel Online gelesen: In den USA sind Blogs Massenmedien gleichgestellt. Weitere Informationen hier
Zitat:
Das Blog Techcrunch kommentiert: “Dem US-Gesetz zufolge sind Blogs also formell als Medienorganisationen anerkannt.R…

By: Kashif

Kashif — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:53:57 +0000

Glad to see blog rights acknowledged in US and waiting for this to happen in our part of the world.

By: Roman

Roman — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:37:27 +0000

Wait is this a tech site or a legal site?

By: steve ballmer

steve ballmer — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:11:27 +0000

Oh Great!

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By: Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:14:22 +0000

Duncan:

Thanks for posting on the validity of political, independent blogging. Nice to see the definition of media expanded to include the ranks of the online. This type of subject is exactly what I look for to post on at the blog I write. I cross-posted on your piece, along with some comments, at http://blog.inn...ors-network.org
The Innovators Network is a non-profit dedicated to bringing technology to startups, small businesses, non-profits, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts. Please visit us and help grown our community!

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By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:50:37 +0000

It wouldn’t apply to all blogs though. I imagine that would exclude some blogs, such as those owned or operated by a political party, candidate, etc.

Also, is the second case a “media” type exemption or does that fall as a volunteer providing in-kind support?

By: Stephen Glauser

Stephen Glauser — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:35:09 +0000

Blogs count as media under US law…

According to TechCrunch two rulings by the FEC have given blogs official recognition as media organizations under US law. From the article: The first case was a complaint against the well known left wing blog The Daily Kos. Conservative blogger……

By: Chris Jacobson

Chris Jacobson — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:21:09 +0000

I wonder when the CRTC in Canada will classify blogging as media? Probably never, they’re slow to do everything.

By: Kackano

Kackano — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:03:27 +0000

I would scratch “ipso facto: under US law blogs are formally recognized as media organizations.” My guess is that these determinations only apply to how the FEC characterizes blogs in enforcing their own administrative regulations.

By: Richard Miller

Richard Miller — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:41:59 +0000

Wow, it’s like they have discovered the sun! LOL

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:43:40 +0000

Wait, I misread all that. Nevermind.