Nieman Foundation at Harvard
Brian Stelter reports that the FCC is moving forward with its plans to require local TV stations to post political ad spending data online — rather than just having them available for public inspection at their offices.
Adrienne wrote about ProPublica’s plans to crowdsource the information last month. Even if the FCC proposal gets approved — a vote is scheduled for April 27 — it would only apply initially to network affiliates in the largest 50 markets. For smaller stations, the rule wouldn’t take effect for two more years.
