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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017
Today’s Event — Chief FOIA Officers’ Council Meeting — https://www.benton.org/node/
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
Journalist skirmish in the Senate: What you should know
White House press secretary almost bails on briefing over her failure to discuss White House policy – analysis
WH Communications Director Scaramucci: President Trump may be ‘most media savvy person in history’ [links to Hill, The]
Eric Trump Decries Fake News-Driven ‘Witch Hunt’ [links to Benton summary]
ELECTIONS
Facebook Shells Out $500,000 For Project to Fight Election Hacking [links to Benton summary]
NET NEUTRALITY
Rep Doyle asks FCC chair if anything can stop net neutrality rollback
Reps Pallone and Doyle Ask House Commerce Committee GOP to Invite Additional Witnesses To September Network Neutrality Hearing – press release
Lawsuit seeks Ajit Pai’s net neutrality talks with Internet providers
Congressional Progressive Caucus to Federal Communications Commission: What Are You Hiding?
A Day of Reflection after the Day of Action – AT&T blog
Op-ed: Congress should pass a strong net neutrality law – San Bernardino County Sun op-ed [links to Benton summary]
Repealing Net Neutrality is Easy. Replacing it Will Be Hard – Wired analysis [links to Benton summary]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
RootMetrics: Mobile performance in the US – press release [links to Benton summary]
GAO Report: Internet of Things: Communities Deploy Projects by Combing Federal Support with Other Funds and Expertise – research [links to Benton summary]
TELECOM
FCC Fines Robocalling Platform Almost $3 Million for Illegal Calls – press release [links to Benton summary]
BROADCASTING
Bill Introduced to Boost TV Station Repack Fund [links to Benton summary]
OWNERSHIP
Democrats say they want to go after monopoly power. Here’s why that’s a great idea. – op-ed [links to Benton summary]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
Sens Expected to Unveil E-mail Privacy Legislation July 27
House Homeland Sec Committee Passes Bills to Reorganize DHS Cyber Team [links to nextgov]
An OTI Experiment: Open Source Surveillance Detection – press release [links to Benton summary]
Hospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats [links to NPR]
A cybersecurity expert on why you should be very worried about the internet’s future [links to Vox]
The Economics of Privacy [links to Technology Academics Policy]
FTC Announces Winner of its Internet of Things Home Device Security Contest – press release [links to Benton summary]
ACCESSIBILITY
Celebrating the 27th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – press release
CONTENT
Republican Reps battle within party over online sales tax bill [links to Benton summary]
Our Minds Have Been Hijacked By Our Phones. Tristan Harris Wants to Rescue Them [links to Wired]
First Facebook TV Episodes Are Said to Be Ready for Mid-August [links to Bloomberg]
ADVERTISING
Facebook’s ads keep creeping into new apps [links to Los Angeles Times]
LABOR
President Trump, electronics manufacturer Foxconn announce new Wisconsin plant [links to Benton summary]
Google announces $50 million initiative for displaced workers [links to Hill, The]
DIVERSITY
LGBT Tech Vows to Fight Trump Transgender Ban [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
Foundation Launched To Promote Content Diversity [links to Benton summary]
Airbnb teams up with the NAACP to fight racism on its platform [links to Verge, The]
Judge Tosses Racial Discrimination Suit Against CNN, Time Warner [links to Benton summary]
TRANSPORTATION
New TSA rule for screening large electronics to expand to all U.S. airports [links to Benton summary]
EDUCATION
Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp [links to US Department of Education]
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
IT Modernization Gets Nod, But No Money, In House Funding Bill [links to nextgov]
POLICYMAKERS
USDS Official Departs [links to Benton summary]
Scaramucci fast accruing power in White House [links to Hill, The]
David Apol, President Trump’s New Ethics Chief, Has Fought to Roll Back Restrictions [links to New York Times]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Where Civic Space is Most Threatened [links to Fast Company]
