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Coalition to President Obama: Comcast-NBC merger must be a "rigorous regulatory process"

This week the Coalition for Fair Media published an open letter to President Obama urging a "rigorous regulatory process" of the Comcast-NBC merger. The Coalition consists of New Media Rights and 23 other diverse groups including public interest groups and private organizations standing up for heavy scrutiny of the merger. To read more about the harms of the merger read Art Neill's op-ed on why the merger matters for San Diegans and Mera's overview of Comcast-NBC merger.

Exploring new experiments in journalism: Newsday paywall fails, while Spot.us lets readers decide what news to pay for

Are paywalls working? Or are there other experiments out there finding solutions to journalism's funding dilemma? New Media Rights covers the Newsday paywall failures, and explores on an innovative journalism venture based here in California, Spot.us.