Media-Infrastructure

Cable Communications Policy Act - Media Deregulation and Consolidation Enabled

1984-10-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

On October 30, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, fundamentally deregulating the cable television industry and setting the stage for massive media consolidation. Written and championed by conservative Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, the act amended …

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Richard Scaife Acquires Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Building Conservative Media Infrastructure

1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Richard Mellon Scaife, heir to the Mellon banking and aluminum fortune, purchased the Tribune-Review newspaper in Greensburg, Pennsylvania for approximately $5 million in 1970, marking his entry into media ownership as part of a broader strategy to build conservative infrastructure across multiple …

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