2nd Quarter - Report

MEREDITH CORPORATION for MEREDITH CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$302,822
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Advertising ADV

Issues with no separate Bill Titles assigned at present time: * Advertising expense tax deductibility.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Postal POS

S.1789 - the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 - support for postal reorganization and efficiency and funding of benefits. H.R.2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011 - support for general provisions and funding relief provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2309 (112th), S. 1789 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Other issues with no separate Bill Numbers or Titles assigned at present time: * Support for Senator Enzi resolution to revoke the NLRB new Union organizing election rules.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.Con.Res.49 and S.Con.Res.14 - the "Local Radio Freedom Act" - support for no performance tax on local radio broadcasters. S.9 - Political Reform and Gridlock Elimination Act - oppose passage of the DISCLOSE Act regarding any changes to TV political ad rates and terms. H.R.3675 and S.2008 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Acts - opposed to provisions removing or altering fundamental TV carriage laws; e.g. must carry, retransmission consent, viewer contour protections, etc. Other issues with no separate Bill Numbers or Titles assigned at present time: * Retransmission Consent. * Children's TV and Food Advertising. * DTC Prescription Drug Advertising. * FM chips in mobile phones. * Political Advertising and the current lowest unit charges. * Online Public File Disclose.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 9 (112th), H.Con.Res. 49 (112th), H.R. 3675 (112th), S. 2008 (112th), S.Con.Res. 14 (112th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

S.799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - monitoring and support for existing self-regulation. S.913 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - monitoring and support for existing self-regulation. H.R.1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act - monitoring. H.R.611 (Rush) - BEST PRACTICES Act - monitoring for privacy provisions. H.R.2577 (Bono-Mack) Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act - monitoring for a national security breach notification standard. Other issues with no separate Bill Numbers or Titles assigned at present time: *Opposed Senate appropriations bill providing for a directive to the FTC and FCC to issue best practices for privacy over wireless networks, supporting industry self-regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 799 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.