FCC: The Campaign Media Guide 2004

Legal Center Unveils First Post-BCRA Guide to

The Campaign Legal Center hosted a briefing on Wednesday, June 16th in the Russell Senate Office Building on political advertising in the current election cycle. The event also launched the Legal Center 's Campaign Media Guide, a comprehensive primer on legal requirements surrounding political broadcasting - including the new "stand by your ad" requirements created by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

In addition, Senator John McCain, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Michael Powell, FCC Chairman, released a joint letter calling on broadcasters to boost their coverage of political campaigns during the 2004 cycle.

Event:

Speakers included:

Senator John McCain, Chair, Senate Commerce Committee;
FCC Chairman Michael Powell;
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein;
FEC Commissioner Scott Thomas; and
FEC Commissioner Michael Toner
Trevor Potter , president of the Legal Center , moderated.
The speakers took questions (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) jointly at the conclusion of the event.

(click on each name above to watch their comments as well as the Question and Answer with the press in Media Player )

Click here to view Senator John McCain's and FCC Chairman Michael Powell's letter that was sent to major broadcasters calling for increased election news coverage and public affairs programming.

Click here to view all press coverage of the event.

The Campaign Media Guide: 2004 Election Cycle and Beyond

The Campaign Legal Center has recently published The Campaign Media Guide , a guide on candidates' and citizens' rights during the 2004 election season. The Guide also details the political broadcasting obligations of broadcasters during election season and throughout the year. This Guide includes new Federal Communications Commission and Federal Election Commission regulations regarding the application of the new campaign finance laws (the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 or McCain/Feingold) as well as other new requirements and rules. This Guide is designed to be a hands-on resource for all those involved in political broadcasting, including advertising and news coverage, during federal elections - the candidates, media buyers, advertisement designers, the broadcasters, and citizen organizations alike.

This Guide has been distributed to all federal candidates this election cycle (both primary and general election competitive candidates), as well as to state political party leaders, Members of Congress, broadcasters, academic institutions and citizen organizations.

Click here to view the Campaign Media Guide.

Provided authorship attribution to the Legal Center is maintained, the Legal Center allows anyone the right to reproduce and print the Guide if done without alteration.