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U.S. Accuses Cuba of Jamming Broadcasts to Iran

The U.S. government and corporate officials have accused Cuba of jamming U.S.-based satellite broadcasts of news and other information into Iran.

Congress Moves to Overturn New Media Ownership Rules

A House committee on Wednesday voted to roll back a key part of new media ownership regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission last month.

New York Times Names New Executive Editor

The New York Times named Bill Keller, a former Times managing editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, as its new executive editor on Monday, six weeks after the newspaper's top editors resigned amid a plagiarism scandal.

U.S. Begins TV Broadcasts to Iran

The U.S. government launched a new Persian-language television broadcast in Iran on Sunday, beaming 30-minute nightly newscasts to the millions of Iranians watching satellite television.

FCC Releases New Media Ownership Rules

The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday published its final report on the revised media ownership rules, even as lawmakers and consumer rights groups announced various plans aimed at making sure the new rules never take effect.

Editorial Views: Elusive Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq

Terence Smith discusses the importance of the thus far unsuccessful search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq with four editorial page writers from across the country.

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Russian Media Crackdown

Terence Smith discusses the recent closure of Russia's last independent TV broadcaster, TVS, and the Russian parliament's proposed bill to restrict press coverage of the upcoming elections with Ellen Mickiewicz and Yevgeny Kiselyov.

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BBC Reporter Threatens to Sue British Minister for Libel

BBC correspondent Andrew Gilligan said he would sue Phil Woolas, the Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, over the allegation that he "misled" a parliamentary inquiry into Prime Minister Tony Blair's intelligence to make its case for the Iraq…

Editorial Views

Terence Smith gauges the public's reaction to the Supreme Court's affirmative action decisions with four editorial page editors from across the country.

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Russia’s Largest Private TV Station Shuts Down

The Russian Media Ministry ended broadcasts of financially troubled TVS, the country's last independent national television station, and replaced it with a new state-run sports channel.