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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
COMMUNICATIONS AND DEMOCRACY
GOP governors launch ‘news’ site critics call propaganda
How to increase trust in the media: Just forget the First Amendment [links to Benton summary]
ELECTIONS
Democrats are trying to limit foreign influence on US elections — beginning with Google and Facebook ads
Can Washington protect America’s electoral process from the next cyberattack? [links to Brookings]
Hillary Clinton and Journalism’s Failures [links to Medium]
AGENDA
Internet Giants Face New Political Resistance in Washington
INTERNET/BROADBAND/TELECOM
FCC Chairman Pai Continues to Hide the Truth About Broadband Investment to Justify His Ideological Vendetta Against Net Neutrality – press release
Podcast: Who’s getting left behind in broadband internet access? [links to Brookings]
Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler: Open Internet is "Under Attack"
AT&T Throttling Case Back in Court
Verizon seeks FCC permission to retire copper in 8 markets, emphasizes call to revise processes [links to Benton summary]
FCC Chairman Pai Response to Senator Thune Regarding Universal Service Fund Collections and Disbursements
Outgrowing Our Internet: Caught Between the Intranet and the Decentralized Web [links to Medium]
EDUCATION
Federal E-Rate Program Dramatically Expands High-Speed Internet Access for Schools
88 percent of US students now have fast internet in their classrooms. Here’s why. [links to Marketplace]
HEALTH
HHS documents show Obamacare marketing was working in 2016 [links to Marketplace]
Gigabit Telehealth Trial Targets Patients with Complex Ailments [links to telecompetitor]
OWNERSHIP
Google Is Buying HTC’s Smartphone Expertise for $1.1 Billion
Apple Becomes a Chipmaker to One-Up Smartphone Foes [links to Wired]
A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame. [links to New York Times]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
Apple Acknowledges Cellular Connectivity Problem in New Watch [links to Wall Street Journal]
JOURNALISM
Science News and Information Today – research [links to Benton summary]
ADVERTISING
FTC Helps Consumers Understand Affiliate Marketing in Online Advertising [links to Federal Trade Commission]
Facebook, After ‘Fail’ Over Ads Targeting Racists, Makes Changes [links to New York Times]
CONTENT
Sen Ron Wyden, author of key Internet freedom law, opposes new sex trafficking bill [links to Ars Technica]
The music business is growing again — really growing — and it’s because of streaming [links to Vox]
Podcasts Democratized Radio. Now PRX Wants To Democratize Podcasts [links to Fast Company]
Facebook admits industry could do more to combat online extremism [links to Guardian, The]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
SEC Discloses Edgar Corporate Filing System Was Hacked in 2016. Breach may have allowed trading that profited from nonpublic information[links to Wall Street Journal]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Federal Communications Commission Provides 24/7 Emergency Contact Information for Hurricane Maria [links to Federal Communications Commission]
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
HHS documents show Obamacare marketing was working in 2016 [links to Marketplace]
Trump Facebook ads reassure supporters he will build border wall [links to Hill, The]
POLICYMAKERS
Groups Seek to Delay FCC Chairman Pai’s Re-confirmation
How to increase trust in the media: Just forget the First Amendment
FCC Commissioner Clyburn Announces Staff Changes – press release
Is President Trump Mulling Peter Thiel for a Top Intelligence Advisory Post? [links to Vanity Fair]
Networks Pass on Sean Spicer for Paid Contributor Role [links to NBC News]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Does bridging the Internet Access Divide contribute to enhancing countries’ integration into the global trade in services markets? – research [links to Benton summary]
Diffusion and competitive relationship of mobile telephone service in Guatemala: An empirical analysis [links to Telecommunications Policy]
There’s Actual War, and Then There’s @Ukraine vs. @Russia [links to Wall Street Journal]
