Copyright 2005 Warren Publishing, Inc.  
Communications Daily
May 25, 2005, Wednesday
SECTION: Broadcast

LENGTH: 110 words

BODY:
The broadcast industry has succeeded despite itself, said Media Access Project Pres. Andrew Schwartzman. But "the string has run out on broadcasters," he said at a New America Foundation forum. Schwartzman said broadcasters haven't gone far enough on the digital transition legislation. The forum promoted the Foundation's senior research fellow Jim Snider's new book on how local TV broadcasters exert political power. Speaking at the forum, Michael Petricone, CEA vp-govt. affairs, criticized broadcasters for focusing on regulating other industries. Absent from the forum were broadcasters, though the audience was told they were invited. -- TP

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