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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016


TRANSITION
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‘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]
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Trump names Carl Icahn as special adviser on regulatory reform [links to Hill, The]
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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
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Netflix’s Twitter account hacked [links to Hill, The]
   
Amazon Echo Privacy: Is Alexa listening to everything you say? [links to Benton summary]
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Sen Franken (D-MN) Doesn’t Hail Uber Privacy Update [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
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US State Police Have Spent Millions on Israeli Phone Cracking Tech [links to Vice]
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Sean Vitka: What some lawmakers still don’t get about encryption [links to Christian Science Monitor]
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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]
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Fake News Stories – Is It Possible to Stop Them? [links to Technology Academics Policy]
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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]
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Virtual Reality Can Leave You With an Existential Hangover [links to Atlantic, The]
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Mossberg: My tech report card for 2016 [links to Vox]
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Tom Sydnor: Let’s reject the latest panicky argument for regulating internet speech [links to American Enterprise Institute]

JOURNALISM
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TV stations fight ‘sea of sameness’ with experimental local news [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
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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
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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
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This Is What Resisting Looks Like [links to Free Press]

DIVERSITY
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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
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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]
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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
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How virtual reality could help Congress understand the issues [links to Hill, The]

POLICYMAKERS
   
US privacy board in disarray before Trump takes office
   www iconFarewell to the most polarized Congress in more than 100 years! [links to Washington Post]

COMPANY NEWS
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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
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Who is Working to Address Gender Digital Divide? The Importance of Mapping [links to International Telecommunication Union]