On January 14, 2005 the Office of Management and Budget adopted peer review requirements for certain types of information products. See Office of Management and Budget Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review, 70 Fed. Reg. 2664 (2005) (the “OMB Guidelines”). The peer review rules were published in the Federal Register and took effect on June 16, 2005. In the course of reviewing comments submitted to the FCC by outside parties participating in the Commission’s 2006 Quadrennial Media Ownership Review proceedings, the Commission identified certain studies submitted by outside parties that may, in the future, be regarded as “influential scientific information” as that term is defined by the OMB Guidelines. As a preliminary measure, the Commission arranged for peer reviews of these studies to be conducted by outside experts.

The linked peer reviews are being made a part of the record pursuant to the OMB Guidelines. The findings and conclusions in the peer reviews, as well as those in the studies to which they refer, are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission.

Description	Peer Review	Review Request	Source Document
Newspaper/Television Cross-Ownership and Local News and Public Affairs Programming on Television Stations: An Empirical Analysis, 2006 By Michael Yan, submitted by the McGannon Center
Statement of Professor Jerry A. Hausman, 2006 Submitted by Clear Channel
Statement of Professor Jerry Hausman Concerning Studies Submitted in FCC MB Docket 06-121 (January 16, 2007) (Attachment 1) Submitted by the Newspaper Association of America
How Journalists See Journalists in 2004, Pew Research Center Submitted by the Communications Workers of America
Media Professionals and Their Industry: A Survey of Workers, by Lauer Research Inc. Submitted by the Communications Workers of America
Radio Industry, 2003, Unpublished FCC Media Bureau Staff Research Paper by George Williams, submitted by Senator Barbara Boxer
Relaxation of Media Ownership Limits and Concentration of Media Markets Undermines Minority Ownership By S.Derek Turner and Mark Cooper, submitted by Consumers Union
A Case Study of Why Local Reporting Matters: Photojournalism Framing of the Response to Hurricane Katrina in Local and National Newspapers By Mark Cooper, submitted by Consumers Union
Network Brownout Report: The Portrayal of Latinos and Latino Issues on Network Television News, 2006 By NAHJ Staff, submitted by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The Declining Financial Position of Television Stations in Medium and Small Markets, 2006 By Theresa J. Ottina (Attachment J), submitted by the National Association of Broadcasters
The Declining Financial Position of Television Stations in Medium and Small Markets, December 2006 By Theresa J. Ottina, submitted by the National Association of Broadcasters
Consolidation and Conglomeration Diminish Diversity and Do Not Promote the Public Interest: A Review of the Hearing Record in the Media Ownership Proceeding By Mark Cooper, submitted by Consumers Union
Consolidation and Conglomeration Diminish Diversity and Do Not Promote the Public Interest: New Evidence, by Mark Cooper and S. Derek Turner Submitted by Consumers Union
Big Media, Little Kids: Media Consolidation and Children’s Programming, 2003, Children Now Submitted by Children’s Media Policy Coalition
Employment and Wage Effects of Radio Consolidation, 2006, by Peter DiCola Submitted by the Communications Workers of America.
Out of the Picture: The Lack of Racial and Gender Diversity in TV Station Ownership Author: S. Derek Turner and Mark Cooper
Questioning Media Access: Analysis of FCC Women and Minority Ownership Data, 2006 Author: Carolyn M. Byerly, Ph.D.
Do Local Owners Deliver More Localism? Some Evidence from Local Broadcast News, 2004, Unpublished FCC Working Paper, by Peter Alexander and Keith Brown Submitted by Senator Barbara Boxer
Review of the Increases in Non-Entertainment Programming Provided in Markets with Newspaper-Owned Television Stations: An Update, 2006 By Michael G. Baumann (Appendix 5), submitted by Media General
Behavioral Analysis of Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rules in Medium and Small Markets: an Update, by Michael G. Baumann, Economists Incorporated, December 2006 (Appendix A) Submitted by Media General
Media Usage: Traditional Outlets Still Dominate Local News and Information Author: Carolyn M. Byerly, Ph.D.
The Internet and Local News and Information By Mark Cooper, submitted by Consumers Union

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