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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Today’s Events:
- FCC’s Lifeline Program: A Case Study of Government Waste and Mismanagement, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
- The Future of Net Neutrality, Politico
COMMUNICATIONS AND DEMOCRACY
Op-ed: Attorney General Sessions wants a leak investigation rule-change. That could cripple the free press. [links to Washington Post]
White House: ESPN’s Jemele Hill should be fired for calling Trump a ‘white supremacist’ [links to Washington Post]
Journalism group voices support for ESPN host blasted by White House [links to Hill, The]
Erik Wemple — Memo to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: You don’t decide who gets fired in the U.S. media [links to Washington Post]
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ: ‘Free speech has itself become controversial’ [links to Los Angeles Times]
ELECTIONS
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War [links to Benton summary]
Mueller Probe Has ‘Red-Hot’ Focus on Social Media, Officials Say [links to Benton summary]
Rep Schiff (D-CA): Russia wanted to ‘tear us apart’ with false stories, protests [links to Hill, The]
The real IRS scandal isn’t Lois Lerner — or her critics, its Dark Money – Henry Geller op-ed
INTERNET/BROADBAND/TELECOM
Groups Pressure Senate to Preserve Lifeline Program
Signs of digital distress: Mapping Broadband Availability and Subscription in American Neighborhoods – Brookings research
How good is your broadband? The FCC needs to know. – Larry Downes, Blair Levin op-ed
Needed: A better way to open the doors of digital opportunity – Jeffrey Eisenach
For Amazon, Fiber is Prime – Fiber Broadband Association press release [links to Benton summary]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
What You Need To Know About the 2017 Wireless Competition Report. – Harold Feld analysis
America’s insatiable wireless appetite
OWNERSHIP
President Trump Blocks China-Backed Fund from Buying US Chip Maker Lattice
Group Including Apple, Dell Moves to Buy Toshiba’s Chip Business [links to Wall Street Journal]
Sinclair: Tribune Merger Won’t Affect Repack Timing [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
SECURITY
White House lays out case that Comey broke the law [links to Benton summary]
US bans use of Kaspersky software in federal agencies amid concerns of Russian espionage [links to Benton summary]
PRIVACY
Agents are increasingly searching smartphones at the border. This lawsuit wants to limit that. [links to Benton summary]
Apple is facing questions from the Sen Franken on the privacy protections in iPhone X and Face ID [links to Vox]
What happens if a cop forces you to unlock your iPhone X with your face? [links to Benton summary]
Five privacy and security concerns about Apple’s new FaceID facial recognition [links to Benton summary]
Equifax Blames Exploited Web-Server Software for Data Breach [links to Wall Street Journal]
Equifax Hearing Slated for Oct. 3 [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
House Commerce Democrats Want More Info from Equifax [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
Sen Warner calls on FTC to Investigate Equifax [links to Hill, The]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Hurricane Irma Communications Status Report for Sept. 13 [links to Federal Communications Commission]
Tech companies are redefining how we respond to natural disasters—in a good way [links to Quartz]
Chairman Pai and Commissioner Clyburn To Visit Florida, Inspect Damage Caused By Hurricane Irma – press release [links to Benton summary]
BROADCASTING
CommLawBlog: Online Public File to Bring New Scrutiny to Issues/Programs Lists [links to CommLawBlog]
CONTENT
Tagging fake news on Facebook doesn’t work, study says [links to Benton summary]
YouTube just closed a vital window into North Korea [links to CNN]
Facebook Moves to Keep Ads From Running on Objectionable Videos [links to Benton summary]
Study Finds That Banning Trolls Works, to Some Degree [links to Vice]
About 6 in 10 young adults in U.S. primarily use online streaming to watch TV – Pew research [links to Benton summary]
Twitter founder: Trump presidency is product of short attention spans [links to Benton summary]
Parents Television Council Urges Netflix to Toughen Parental Controls [links to Benton summary]
JOURNALISM
News Services Increase Coverage on Underreported Areas and Issues – press release [links to Benton summary]
Gizmodo general counsel reflects on worrying legal climate for journalism [links to Benton summary]
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official sends troubling message to employees about media questions
Can you be prosecuted for repeated unwanted emails to government offices or officials? [links to Benton summary]
POLICYMAKERS
Chairman Thune Wants to Move on Redl’s NTIA Nomination
FCC Chairman Pai talks about the limited role for regulation
Pai on Trump
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Thune Announces Key Committee Staff Changes – press release [links to Benton summary]
Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Six Board Member Positions on The Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors [links to Federal Communications Commission]
Chairman Pai Statement On The Death Of Former Senator Pete Domenici – press release [links to Benton summary]
Google critics pushed out by think tank launch independent group [links to Benton summary]
INDUSTRY/COMPANY NEWS
Tech takes Fire From Left and Right
There’s Blood In The Water In Silicon Valley – editorial
The iPhone Decade in 12 Charts [links to Wall Street Journal]
New iPhones could make augmented reality a mainstream reality [links to Los Angeles Times]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Europe Steps Up Bid to Boost Taxes on Google, Facebook, Other Internet Giants [links to Wall Street Journal]
Australia axes curbs on ownership and probes market power of Facebook and Google [links to Financial Times]
Vodafone to invest €2bn building ultrafast broadband in Germany [links to Financial Times]
