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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
President Trump threatens NBC over critical coverage
President Trump: ‘Disgusting’ press able to write whatever it wants
President Trump threatens networks, saying it’s ‘disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want’
NBC News defends Trump nuke story after White House denial
Senator Markey Calls on FCC to Reject Trump Threats to Revoke NBC Broadcast License, Undermine FCC Independence – press release
Backlash swift after President Trump tweet on NBC
‘Blatantly Unacceptable’: Trump’s Threat to NBC License Denounced by 2 Ex-FCC Commissioners
Trump’s ‘frankly disgusting’ comments about the media and the First Amendment, annotated [links to Washington Post]
President Trump does not value or understand how a free press works – WaPo analysis [links to Benton summary]
President Trump Can’t Pull NBC’s ‘License’ – But That Doesn’t Mean Stations Are Safe
What would happen if President Trump really did crack down on media that criticize him? -WaPo analysis [links to Benton summary]
President Trump’s threat to NBC’s license is the very definition of Nixonian – analysis [links to Benton summary]
President Trump’s often compared to Putin, but his comments on the media once again evoke Erdogan – WaPo analysis [links to Benton summary]
President Trump may be too incompetent to destroy the First Amendment – WaPo analysis [links to Benton summary]
Jennifer Rubin: In case you didn’t take Trump’s threat to the First Amendment seriously [links to Washington Post]
Daniel Henninger: The Trump administration may go down as a significant defender of the First Amendment when it most needed defending[links to Wall Street Journal]
Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy? – Omidyar Group analysis
Should Facebook and Twitter be Regulated Under the First Amendment? – Wired op-ed
Rep Al Green stops just short of forcing House vote on President Trump’s impeachment [links to Washington Post]
President Trump scores a win in the culture war as NFL seeks to ensure players stand for national anthem [links to Benton summary]
For President Trump, the Reality Show Has Never Ended [links to Benton summary]
ELECTIONS & MEDIA
Twitter changed its mind and will let Rep Marsha Blackburn promote her ‘inflammatory’ campaign ad after all [links to Benton summary]
Facebook’s Sandberg meets with House leaders on Russia probe [links to Benton summary]
House Intel Committee plans to release Russian Facebook ads [links to Hill, The]
We Asked Facebook 12 Questions About the Election, and Got 5 Answers [links to Benton summary]
How Russian content ended up on Pinterest [links to Benton summary]
Op-ed: Silicon Valley Laid The Foundation For Trump—Now It Must Dismantle It [links to Fast Company]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for US Secrets
Russia Has Turned Kaspersky Software Into Tool for Spying [links to Benton summary]
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein: Justice Department might more aggressively seek encrypted data from tech companies [links to Washington Post]
Court significantly reins in what data anti-Trump website must give to feds
Obama-linked group moves to block Trump voting commission from collecting data [links to Benton summary]
A Law is Expiring that Allows Ethical Hackers to Help Protect US elections [links to Benton summary]
Google admits its new smart speaker was eavesdropping on users [links to CNN]
Equifax Hack Disclosed Driver’s License Data for More Than 10 Million Americans [links to Wall Street Journal]
CONTENT
How Facebook Rewards Polarizing Political Ads
Library trolls copyright zealots by naming collection after Sonny Bono [links to Ars Technica]
Supreme Court Lets Pro-Facebook Decision Stand In Battle Over Data Scraping [links to Benton summary]
The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment [links to New York Times]
Americans Spend Half of Every Day on Media [links to Multichannel News]
TELEVISION
ACA to FCC: Program Access Rules Definitely Still Needed [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
NCTA to FCC: Video is Competitive, But Online Video Distributors Should Be Monitored [links to Benton summary]
Public Knowledge Urges FCC to Protect Public Interest in Video Programming Market Competition Filing [links to Public Knowledge]
Heavy focus on politics pays off for Colbert, Kimmel [links to Hill, The]
TELECOM
CenturyLink pleads with FCC to approve Level 3 acquisition [links to Benton summary]
Sens Thune, Moran want answers on robocall scam that received largest-ever fine [links to Benton summary]
The 10 worst telecom business moves of the past 10 years [links to Fierce]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo ‘greedy’ for opposing bill easing small-cell deployments: Strand Consult [links to Fierce]
OWNERSHIP
Amazon has replaced Google as the company others are most worried about [links to Vox]
Tech Big Five Want to Rule Entertainment. They Are Hitting Limits. – NYT analysis [links to Benton summary]
Supreme Court asks Justice Department for views in Apple antitrust case [links to Benton summary]
Op-Ed: Silicon Valley’s Radical Machine Cult [links to Vice]
Edward Luce: Democrats should be wary of assuming voters share their anxieties about Big Tech [links to Financial Times]
JOURNALISM
How Sinclair Broadcasting puts a partisan tilt on trusted local news [links to Newshour]
For Time Inc.’s Magazines, Fewer Copies Is the Way Forward [links to Wall Street Journal]
Dow Jones posts fake story claiming Google was buying Apple [links to Ars Technica]
Author Franklin Foer wants journalism to liberate itself from Facebook [links to Nieman Lab]
How Did NBC Miss Out on a Harvey Weinstein Exposé? [links to New York Times]
POLICYMAKERS
President Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President is "Unraveling" [links to Benton summary]
Chairman Pai Remarks at Reagan Presidential Library – speech
President Trump to nominate Kelly’s White House deputy as DHS secretary
Kushner texts Bannon congrats after Hannity hit [links to Benton summary]
MacArthur Foundation Names 2017 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners [links to MacArthur Foundation]
Sen Ted Cruz challenger Beto O’Rourke is headed to Silicon Valley to raise cash [links to Vox]
