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My Hope with Billy Graham
What’s your idea of the average American community? White picket fences, manicured lawns, and two cars in the garage? The real America is not so picturesque, and it underscores the urgency...
Posted on June 27, 2012Member Spotlight: Ron Hutchcraft Ministries
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries (RHM) is committed to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost in their language and to motivating and equipping believers to communicate Christ to the lost in their world...
Posted on June 27, 2012Supreme Court Rules on Indecency Case
The Supreme Court issued a ruling this week that released the FOX and ABC networks from penalties for three violations of FCC indecency rules. However, the Court was careful not to weaken the FCC’s role as an enforcer of decency...
Posted on June 22, 2012Comments Needed for FCC Non-Com Fundraising Proceeding
The FCC officially published its proposal that suggests allowing non-commercial broadcast stations to use up to one percent of their air-time to fundraise for the benefit of third-party...
Posted on June 22, 2012TV on Hill and FCC Agendas Next Week
Capitol Hill and the FCC will both be featuring events of importance to television broadcasters next week. As it did with audio last month, the Communications & Technology Subcommittee...
Posted on June 22, 2012“Fortnight for Freedom” Celebrated
After months of escalating tension with government agencies over restrictions on expressions of faith, a nationwide event celebrating the importance of the...
Posted on June 22, 2012Google Report: Wolf “Crying Wolf”?
When Google releases its Global Transparency Report next Monday it will reveal that out of the 1,000 government requests in six months directed to the new media giant to censor information, more than half the time it complied, according to the Wall Street Journal...
Posted on June 20, 2012NRB Seeking Comments from Non-Commercial Broadcast Members
NRB is soliciting feedback from our non-commercial broadcast members on an important issue. In April the FCC issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in which it is considering a...
Posted on June 20, 2012WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA!
...or big issue...or big problem facing you and your ministry? Did you know that can be an agenda item at the Summer Innovation Exchange? August 13-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, you can meet...
Posted on June 20, 2012Dr. Ted Baehr Receives Media Founders Award from Biola University
The Media Task Force at Biola University recently honored NRB Board Member Dr. Ted Baehr with its Media Founders Award. Dr. Baehr helped to create the Media Task Force and the Annual Media Conference at Biola University...
Posted on June 20, 2012NRB Members: Would You Like to See Your Organization Spotlighted?
We are soliciting descriptions about our members to feature in this forum. If you are a member of NRB and are interested in being featured, we will need your text (100-400 words about your organization), logo...
Posted on June 20, 2012NRB Testifies In Senate Against ENDA
NRB testified this week on behalf of religious organizations with serious First Amendment concerns about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor...
Posted on June 15, 2012FCC Terminates Viewability Rule
Despite FCC statements earlier this year about the significance of the “Viewability Rule” and vocal support for it by broadcaster and consumer representatives, the FCC voted to terminate this corollary to...
Posted on June 15, 2012Senate Confirms Ambassador Amidst Debate
U.S. Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte, who had come under fire in part due to controversial cultural comments in the Salvadorian press, was confirmed to her post in El Salvador by a 62-37 vote in the Senate...
Posted on June 15, 2012Mobile FM Chips Debated in House Hearing
In a House subcommittee hearing last week on the “Future of Audio,” the utility and viability of FM chips in mobile devices was hotly contested. Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) started the hearing highlighting her resolution (H.Con.Res. 42) that would...
Posted on June 15, 2012NRB Coordinates International Media Training
This fall NRB and its members will be involved in impacting two key areas of the globe with significant media training. Plans are well underway for training in India in September, where over 300 Christian...
Posted on June 13, 2012
