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Ruling validates friend-of-the-court submissions Cooley filed
for Gray TV and group of national TV broadcasting affiliates
The US Supreme Court ruled on April 1 that the Federal
Communications Commission was within its authority to repeal or
modify three long-standing media ownership controls. The decision
aligns with arguments Cooley made in amicus
briefs submitted on behalf of Gray Television that, after
years of challenges, the FCC s modernized rules finally should
be allowed to take effect because the agency issued them in full
compliance with its obligations under Section 202(h) of the
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On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR s first on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.
It s been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic sometimes violent political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old.
On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest antiwar protests in American history was taking place. NPR s story is that of a ragtag network born in the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate one that came of age during the explosion of the 24/7 news cycle.