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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016
Today — FCC Open Meeting August 2016 — https://www.benton.org/node/
RESEARCH
Benton and Rhinesmith Continue Digital Inclusion Research Partnership – Adrianne B. Furniss editorial
ELECTIONS 2016
Democrats, Republicans and the Internet – Tim Karr op-ed
Hillary Clinton’s 100-day plan will push tech buttons
Few Clinton or Trump Supporters Have Close Friends in the Other Camp – research [links to Benton summary]
Commentary: Donald Trump bans the press and can’t get enough of it [links to Washington Post]
Opinion: Presidential race coverage focusing solely on sensationalism [links to Hill, The]
U.S. Seeks to Protect Voting System From Cyberattacks [links to New York Times]
INTERNET/BROADBAND
NTIA’s Seventh Quarterly Report on the Transition of the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Functions [links to Benton summary]
Illinois Counties Wait for iFiber Network to Expand Beyond Anchor Institutions
Local lawmakers, residents eager for solution to broadband woes in Adirondacks
Internet of Things strategies are going from general to specialized and vertical [links to Vox Media]
OWNERSHIP
Time Warner takes a 10% stake in Hulu, boosting it to compete with Netflix
Sinclair Looks to Congress for Ownership Cap Relief [links to TVNewsCheck]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
Cameron Kerry: States lead Washington on consumer privacy laws [links to Brookings]
Cyber-Security Skills Shortage Leaves Companies Vulnerable [links to Information Week]
DOD Issues Final Rule to Avoid Counterfeit Electronics [links to nextgov]
Op-Ed: Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever? [links to nextgov]
Frequent password changes are the enemy of security, FTC technologist says [links to Ars Technica]
How your period-tracking app could leak your most intimate information [links to Washington Post]
ACCESSIBILITY
FCC Seeks Input on Making Its Activities Accessible to People with Disabilities [links to Federal Communications Commission]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
Debunking a Few Myths about the FCC’s Incentive Auction – BroadcastLawBlog [links to Benton summary]
RADIO
CBO Scores Amateur Radio Parity Act [links to Congressional Budget Office]
CONTENT
Instagram Posts May Have Escalated Fatal Standoff, Police Say
U.S. Copyright Office Criticizes FCC’s Plan on Set-Top Boxes [links to Wall Street Journal]
Public Knowledge Responds to Copyright Office Attack on Set-top Box Competition [links to Public Knowledge]
Today my 2-year-old asked me why parents on Twitter are so smug [links to Washington Post]
JOURNALISM
Local news is still hard, so local news service Ripple is buying local news service Hoodline [links to Vox Media]
Woodward and Bernstein would be on Snapchat today [links to Huffington Post]
HEALTH
Senior citizens rarely consult Dr. Google for medical advice, study says [links to Benton summary]
How your period-tracking app could leak your most intimate information [links to Washington Post]
DIVERSITY
Apple makes slight progress on diversity while its rivals are making practically none [links to Washington Post]
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
Make Algorithms Accountable – NYT op-ed [links to Benton summary]
CBO Scores GAO Access and Oversight Act [links to Congressional Budget Office]
POLICYMAKERS
Spotlight on NTIA: Jean Rice, Senior Broadband Program Specialist, and Don Williams, Senior Broadband Development Officer, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications [links to National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Vodafone and Liberty Global win EU approval for Dutch merger [links to Benton summary]
Internet access is now a human right: part 2 [links to The Guardian podcast]
