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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
In Political Media First, President Trump Releases Comey Attack Ad
Comey Says President Trump Pressured Him to ‘Lift the Cloud’ of Inquiry [links to New York Times]
Former FBI Director Comey Details Pressure From President Trump [links to Wall Street Journal]
Top intelligence official told associates President Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe
Intelligence officials Rogers and Coats said they won’t discuss specifics of private conversations with Trump [links to Benton summary]
Senate Judiciary Chairman Threatens to Subpoena Comey [links to Benton summary]
Feeling the heat: Reporters worry about aggressive leak investigations in Trump era [links to CNN]
President Trump rages about leakers. President Obama quietly prosecuted them. [links to Washington Post]
President Trump’s Not the Only One Blocking Constituents on Twitter [links to Benton summary]
Republican Politicians Seem Emboldened By Trump’s Media-Bashing [links to Huffington Post]
Fiorina: President Trump’s tweeting ‘very destructive’ [links to Hill, The]
Trump White House moves from lies to authoritarian-style propaganda [links to Media Matters for America]
FCC Chairman Pai’s Response to FCC Security Guard Inquiry
Frontier laid off WV state Senate president after broadband vote it didn’t like
Republican political operatives want to sell the dark arts of opposition research to tech companies [links to Benton summary]
Karl Rove: President Trump Has Mastered Twitter, But Lacks Focus and Self-discipline to Do the Basic Work Required of a President [links to Wall Street Journal]
Video: Sen Kamala Harris admonished by GOP senators [links to Washington Post]
NET NEUTRALITY
Chairman Walden Ties Rural Broadband Access to Net Neutrality Fight
Commissioner Clyburn to Join in Georgia Net Neutrality Event [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
Bay Area Internet providers thriving in the era of net neutrality [links to Benton summary]
What dismantling net neutrality means for small and mid-sized businesses – press release [links to Benton summary]
Video — Net Neutrality And Your Internet Service Provider: An Investment Story [links to Internet Association]
OWNERSHIP
Free Press: FCC’s UHF Discount Decision Makes No Sense
Media Consolidation Is a Threat to Democracy – Mark Lloyd op-ed [links to Benton summary]
LeBron James’s Media Empire Is Out Front [links to Wall Street Journal]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
FTC Announces Third PrivacyCon, Calls for Presentations – press release [links to Benton summary]
The latest NSA leak is a reminder that your bosses can see your every move [links to Benton summary]
Here’s what Facebook’s doing with your Safety Check data [links to Washington Post]
Why smartphone security is a luxury for those who can afford it [links to CNN]
Gus Hurwitz: Rethinking robocalls as a security problem [links to American Enterprise Institute]
JOURNALISM
How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to Fox News [links to Benton summary]
The Case for Media Impact – CJR analysis [links to Benton summary]
In a Fake Fact Era, Schools Teach the ABCs of News Literacy [links to Benton summary]
Google’s Jigsaw sets its sights on countering fake news [links to CNN]
CONTENT
Advertisers suspended commercials on YouTube after their ads appeared before videos promoting extremist ideology [links to Wall Street Journal]
How Apple’s Siri Lost Her Mojo [links to Wall Street Journal]
The Secret Social Media Lives of Teenagers [links to New York Times]
COMMUNITY MEDIA
Library of the Year: Nashville Public Library [links to Benton summary]
LABOR
As the merger is completed, layoffs of up to 1,000 jobs at the combined AOL and Yahoo are expected [links to Vox]
Charter can pay New York workers ‘decent contract’ if it can pay Rutledge $98M, de Blasio says [links to Fierce]
Cybersecurity labor crunch to hit 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021 [links to CSO]
Shareholders of Google’s parent company squash plan to disclose its gender pay data [links to Washington Post]
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
White House Staff, Congress Blindsided by FBI Pick Announcement
New Facebook tools aim to help connect lawmakers, constituents [links to Benton summary]
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
Request for Comments on the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ Implementation of a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch – public notice [links to Benton summary]
POLICYMAKERS
President Trump Picks Christopher Wray to Be FBI Director
Who is Christopher Wray? Trump’s FBI Pick Is Said to Be Low-Key and Principled [links to New York Times]
Secretary of Commerce Announces Interim Leadership for US Patent and Trademark Office – press release [links to Benton summary]
Chairman Pai Announces Sanford Williams To Serve As Director Of Communications Business Opportunities Team – press release [links to Benton summary]
FCC Seeks Nominations for Membership on Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment – public notice [links to Benton summary]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Facebook’s Role in European Elections Under Scrutiny [links to Benton summary]
Apple iPhone Data Theft Tests China’s New Cybersecurity Law [links to Wall Street Journal]
Two SIM Cards and Better Selfies: How China’s Smartphones Are Taking On Apple [links to Wall Street Journal]
Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) invites UK prime minister to Silicon Valley to talk terrorism and tech [links to Hill, The]