NAB Accusations of Hypocrisy on Public Files False, Free Press, NHMC Say
NAB arguments that public interest groups advocating in favor of retaining physical public correspondence files in TV stations have never accessed such files (see 1609150061) are false, said the National Hispanic Media Coalition and Free Press in an ex parte…
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filing responding to the association in docket 16-161. Free Press and NHMC also took issue with NAB filings stating that by advocating for a physical file in this proceeding but for a digital file in others, Free Press was being hypocritical. “The most serious charge that NAB levels at any 'interest group,' in its otherwise inaccurate and meritless letter, appears to be the accusation that Free Press expresses more concern today than it used to for access disparities faced by people of color and people with lower incomes,” said Free Press and NHMC. “Happily, to the extent there is the any truth whatsoever to the accusation, Free Press is glad to be found guilty as charged. Free Press continues to evolve in its understanding of, and its advocacy regarding, the most serious challenges posed by the continued inequity in our nation’s media and telecommunications systems.”