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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Understanding Demand for Broadband: Willingness to Pay for Bandwidth and Latency https://www.benton.org/
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
Attorney General Sessions declines ‘blanket’ assurance to not jail journalists
Democratic Senators want hearing on Pai’s Response to President Trump’s NBC threat
President Trump: Mainstream Media Out to ‘Bring Down’ Administration
Poll: Republicans Back Power to Pull News Media ‘Licenses’ [links to Benton summary]
ELECTIONS & MEDIA
Sens Klobuchar, Warner Announce Legislation to Prevent Foreign Interference in Future Elections, Improve Transparency of Online Political Ads – press release
Facebook admits Russia agents used Messenger to disrupt US presidential election [links to Benton summary]
Facebook and Google Helped Anti-Refugee Campaign in Swing States [links to Bloomberg]
Despite backlash over political ads, Facebook’s role in elections will only grow
INTERNET/BROADBAND
Network Neutrality and Beyond: The Long Road Ahead – op-ed
Why Community Anchor Institutions Should Care About the Connect America Fund – op-ed
Republican fight against municipal broadband heats up in Michigan
Google Fiber launches signups in Louisville [links to Google]
OWNERSHIP
Sinclair May Sell TV Stations for Up to $1 Billion to Satisfy FCC
FCC Pauses 180-Day Transaction Shot Clock In The Tribune-Sinclair Proceeding To Allow For Additional Comment – public notice [links to Benton summary]
MMTC Pitches FCC Commissioners Rosenworcel, Clyburn on Backing Main Studio Rule Sunset [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
DIVERSITY
Square and Pinterest’s newly released employment data reveals a lack of diversity in top ranks [links to Vox]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
California Senators Press FCC on Wireless Alert Geotargeting
Hurricane Maria Communications Status Report for Oct. 18 [links to Federal Communications Commission]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
It’s surprisingly easy for anyone to buy ads that track location and app usage, study says
How these librarians are changing how we think about digital privacy
Child advocacy and privacy groups to FTC: smartwatches can endanger kids [links to Benton summary]
The Equifax data breach is the national wake-up moment we expected [links to Brookings]
Pentagon chief asks Congress to not hinder cyber defense [links to Reuters]
Microsoft Cloud Can Now Host Classified Pentagon Data [links to nextgov]
CONTENT
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online – research
Twitter’s Latest Rules for Fighting Hate and Abuse [links to Wired]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
Remarks of Commissioner O’Rielly Before the New Jersey Wireless Association – speech [links to Benton summary]
JOURNALISM
In President Trump’s first 100 days, news stories citing his tweets were more likely to be negative – Pew research [links to Benton summary]
‘Cease and desist’: Journalism’s strained relationship with police [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
NYT: Pioneering Virtual Reality and New Video Technologies in Journalism [links to New York Times]
TELEVISION
At Long Last, Nielsen Will Publicly Share Ratings for Netflix Shows [links to AdWeek]
KIDS AND MEDIA
10 reasons why your kid isn’t ready for a smartphone [links to USAToday]
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
AI Experts Want to End ‘Black Box’ algorithms in Government [links to Wired]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
European Union Says Privacy Shield is Working [links to Benton summary]
Community radio faces dangerous hazards in Mexico [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
MORE ONLINE
The federal lawmakers who regulate Amazon are begging the company to move to their home states [links to Benton summary]
