by Sara Cederberg | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 Parker Press Release, Featured, Parker Lecture, Uncategorized
“News deserts” and the continuing challenge of providing affordable broadband services to all Americans were highlighted Tuesday (September 24) at the 2024 Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and Awards Breakfast. Former Washington Post media...
by Sara Cederberg | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 Parker Press Release, Blog, Parker Lecture, Press Release
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), will receive the Newton N. Minow Award, the United Church of Christ’s Media Justice Ministry...
by Sara Cederberg | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability
UCC Media Justice, Common Cause, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a number of other concerned organizations, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a rulemaking urging the agency to address disclosure and...
by Sara Cederberg | Aug 16, 2024 | 2024 Parker Press Release, Blog, Press Release
Former Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi will deliver the 2024 Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and U.S. Rep. Yvette C. Clarke (D-NY) will be recognized with this year’s Everett C. Parker Award, the United Church of Christ’s Media Justice...
by Sara Cederberg | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Featured, Open and Affordable Communications
Today UCC Media Justice announced the release of its new report: Ensuring Access to Quality Communications for Incarcerated People: Options for Advocates and State Legislators. This report is the next step in UCC Media Justice’s ongoing work to help incarcerated...
by Sara Cederberg | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog, Featured
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt an order that will lower rates across the country for phone calls between incarcerated people and their loved ones and establish rate caps for carceral video communications for the first time. So much of...
