美國傳媒新聞:2016/12/22 2016年12月23日 | 卓越新聞電子報 (美國傳媒新聞整理,是由Benton基金會免費提供分享資源) BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 TRANSITION ‘Dawn Of A New Unified Republican Government’ Coming in 2017 [links to National Public Radio] The New Democratic Mix on Senate Commerce Committee Alternative perspectives on technology policy in the Trump administration – Brookings analysis How Tech Leaders Should Engage With Trump in 2017 – Fast Company op-ed [links to Benton summary] Trump names Carl Icahn as special adviser on regulatory reform [links to Hill, The] Rep. Sensenbrenner Urges President-elect Trump to Maintain Intelligence Cooperation Between the U.S. and EU [links to House of Representatives] INTERNET/BROADBAND Net Neutrality Rollback Under Trump Will Face Hurdles For new infrastructure, apply Republican approach to power and communications – Reed Hundt op-ed SECURITY/PRIVACY Law Enforcement’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Is Racially Biased and Threatens Our First Amendment Rights – Free Press Netflix’s Twitter account hacked [links to Hill, The] Amazon Echo Privacy: Is Alexa listening to everything you say? [links to Benton summary] Sen Franken (D-MN) Doesn’t Hail Uber Privacy Update [links to Broadcasting&Cable] US State Police Have Spent Millions on Israeli Phone Cracking Tech [links to Vice] Sean Vitka: What some lawmakers still don’t get about encryption [links to Christian Science Monitor] Could US-Russia feud over hacks lead to digital detente? [links to Christian Science Monitor] CONTENT Fake News: A New Name For An Old Problem – HuffPo editorial [links to Benton summary] Fake News Stories – Is It Possible to Stop Them? [links to Technology Academics Policy] YouTube’s stars gripe as Facebook shakes up digital video [links to USAToday] For Millions of Immigrants, a Common Language: WhatsApp [links to Benton summary] Virtual Reality Can Leave You With an Existential Hangover [links to Atlantic, The] Mossberg: My tech report card for 2016 [links to Vox] Tom Sydnor: Let’s reject the latest panicky argument for regulating internet speech [links to American Enterprise Institute] JOURNALISM TV stations fight ‘sea of sameness’ with experimental local news [links to Columbia Journalism Review] Kara Swisher: In 2017, journalists ‘have to be tougher on everybody.’ [links to Vox] OWNERSHIP Windstream-EarthLink Merger Clears Antitrust Hurdle What could happen to Yahoo if Verizon backs away from its $4.8 billion deal [links to Benton summary] TELECOM Verizon wants to switch copper retirement notifications from paper to electronic copies [links to Benton summary] Proposed telecom arbitration ban is bad law and bad policy – AEI op-ed [links to Benton summary] ELECTIONS Cybersecurity firm finds evidence that Russian military unit was behind DNC hack [links to Washington Post] How pollsters could use social media data to improve election forecasts – WaPo op-ed [links to Benton summary] CIVIC ENGAGEMENT This Is What Resisting Looks Like [links to Free Press] DIVERSITY Discrimination by algorithm: scientists devise test to detect AI bias [links to Guardian, The] How to curb online harassment? Technology, law and advocacy can help. – WaPo op-ed [links to Benton summary] TELEVISION What America Watched in 2016 [links to Vulture] PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS After failing to strike a new deal, Nokia is suing Apple for patent infringement [links to Benton summary] New York stops the litigious sprawl of pre-1972 sound copyrights [links to Ars Technica] RESEARCH 16 striking findings from 2016 – Pew research Facebook inks research deal with 17 universities [links to Benton summary] GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS How virtual reality could help Congress understand the issues [links to Hill, The] POLICYMAKERS US privacy board in disarray before Trump takes office Farewell to the most polarized Congress in more than 100 years! [links to Washington Post] COMPANY NEWS Zuckerberg: "Facebook is a new kind of platform. It’s not a traditional technology company. It’s not a traditional media company." [links to USAToday] STORIES FROM ABROAD Canada declares ‘high-speed’ internet essential for quality of life Superfast broadband to reach 600,000 more rural homes in UK Foreign firewalls have no standing — open internet makes for a free world – The Hill op-ed [links to Benton summary] Tech groups warn against EU copyright rule Snap sets up an office in China, where Snapchat is banned [links to Verge, The] Who is Working to Address Gender Digital Divide? The Importance of Mapping [links to International Telecommunication Union] 我們需要瞭解媒體。媒體就是環境、就是文化!歡迎訂閱「卓越新聞電子報」! 歡迎您訂閱 "卓越新聞電子報" ! | 接下來系統會發送一封「確認訂閱"卓越新聞電子報"信函」至您留的E-mail信箱中,於信函中會提供一組確認訂閱的連結,按下連結後,您訂閱的電子報即會自下一期開始寄送。