Television broadcasters have a responsibility to promote democratic participation through ongoing, high-quality coverage of government, public affairs, elections, candidates and issues. Recent studies show, however, that broadcasters are not honoring the public interest obligations they accept in exchange for free use of the airwaves.
Every two weeks we take a look at some of the issues from beyond the Midwest Democracy Network. This installment looks at non-profit journalism outlets, the partisanship of state governors, voter ID commentary, consumer finance…
Here’s a look at some of the news from beyond the Midwest, and beyond the issues that we normally look at. Included here are updates on redistricting, corporate accountability measures, corporate speech regulations, health insurance reform, online news consumption and…
Co-sponsored by Midwest Democracy Network partner Citizen Advocacy Center and the Chicago-based McCormick Foundation, two reports released by the National Conference on Citizenship…
Minnesota, Illinois and Ohio are among seven states leading the country in online access to government spending data.A new U.S. PRIG report, “
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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