Washington correspondent for TheWrap. Former Washington bureau chief Advertising Age
Ira Teinowitz
Experience:
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‘Batman vs. Superman’s’ Ben Affleck Visits Washington, D.C.
The new Dark Knight finds Capitol Hill “quite intimidating”
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FCC Squashes Notion That It Will Study How TV News Stations Make Editorial Decisions
“Any suggestion that the FCC intends to regulate the speech of news media or plans to put monitors in America’s newsrooms is false”
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FCC Will Create New Net Neutrality Rules
Court decision will not be the end of FCC’s open internet efforts
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Big Win for Net Neutrality? How the Comcast-Time Warner Deal Can Help Save the Open Internet
Comcast needs government approval for its merger — a chance for regulators to leverage an extension of Net Neutrality protections
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Comcast’s Time Warner Cable Deal Will Be ‘Excruciating Wrestling Match’ With Regulators
“This merger is not going to fly through … no matter how it goes”
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Consumer Groups Quick to Warn Against Comcast Deal to Buy Time Warner Cable
“A merger of the two biggest cable companies should be unthinkable,” says leading advocate
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Hollywood Crashes White House State Dinner: JJ Abrams, Stephen Colbert, Mindy Kaling Among Guests
Washington and media elite were well-represented, too, at the fete for French President Francois Hollande
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Music Mashup Battle: Sting, Steven Tyler and Britney Spears Among Artists Fighting Copyright Law
Don Henley, Ozzy Osbourne and deadmau5 also weigh in as the U.S. Patent and Trade Office determines how songs are sampled
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China Accused of Failing to Fully Implement Film Agreement
The International Intellectual Property Alliance says China’s market for music, software, films and more is stunted by piracy and access
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Democrats Propose Net Neutrality Legislation That Would Buy Time for the FCC
The bill would allow the FCC to keep rules in place while it figures out how to meet court-imposed guidelines
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Henry Waxman’s Retirement: Though He Never ‘Went Hollywood,’ the Industry Loses a Strong Liberal Backer
Hollywood-related issues weren’t his main focus, but Waxman did find himself advocating for the industry
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‘Raging Bull’ Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Hollywood’s Future Copyright Claims
Justices Tuesday questioned the potential effects of allowing a copyright claim filed years after a movie is made
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Congressmen Rip Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Golden Globes E-Cigarette in Letter to NBCU’s Steve Burke
“We were dismayed to see actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus featured on primetime television using an electronic cigarette,” says the letter
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Rep. Waxman on Tribune Meeting: ‘My Concern About the Fate of the Los Angeles Times Was Not Alleviated’
“I intend to continue my inquiry and will be seeking a personal meeting with the CEO of the Tribune Company,” says the California congressman
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Apple to Refund $32.5M to Parents Whose Kids Bought In-App Goodies Without Consent
Settlement comes from Federal Trade Commission case that also demanded changes to Apple’s disclosure policies