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The Data Consortium for Media and Communications Policy works to improve access to datasets used in media and communications policymaking--including especially commercial datasets, which have become primary inputs into media and communications policymaking. More information....


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This community-editable database addresses the lack of systematic information about media and communications datasets, including their research uses and terms of access. We welcome your help in developing descriptions of and commentary on datasets.  You may also choose to make your own data more widely available by creating a new dataset profile and uploading a record (20MB max).


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Learn More About Access to Media and Communications Data


FCC Dataset Available

  • FCC-collected dataset on the link between media ownership and the provision of radio content, including local news and public affairs. 

Access to Data

Broad-based access to data is a condition of good media and communications research and policymaking. The Data Consortium rates access to datasets according to three general categories.


Open Access

Available to anyone at no cost. Datasets in this category may be public domain, Creative Commons-licensed, or freely available under some other licensing arrangement.


Some Restrictions

These datasets are freely available under certain conditions, such as for use in 'public policy' research.


Commercial Access

These datasets are available only through commercial contracts.