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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
Democratic Reps launch ‘no confidence’ resolution against President Trump [links to Benton summary]
Senate Intelligence Chairman Burr avoiding White House during Russia investigation [links to Hill, The]
A reporter broke White House rules by streaming live audio of an off-camera briefing [links to Benton summary]
Sean Spicer Finally Takes On-Camera Questions — From The Christian Broadcasting Network [links to Huffington Post]
Poll: 57 percent say media coverage of Trump ‘too negative’ [links to Hill, The]
The Republican war on the CBO, explained [links to Vox]
DNC Chairman: The Democratic Plan to Combat Trump’s Voter Suppression Commission and it’s ‘Propaganda Factory’ [links to Time]
Poll: Third of Trump voters don’t think Trump Jr. met with Russian, even though he admitted it [links to Hill, The]
Pro-Trump PAC featuring ‘Fight the Fake News’ bumper sticker for $1 donation [links to Hill, The]
MORE INTERNET/BROADBAND
The Internet Ripoff You’re Not Protesting – Susan Crawford op-ed [links to Benton summary]
Investors put a low valuation on the pipes that connect us to the internet – analysis [links to Benton summary]
Why Does South Korea Have Faster Internet for a Cheaper Price Tag? – PK analysis [links to Benton summary]
Remarks of Commissioner Clyburn Appalachian Ohio-West VA Connectivity Summit – speech [links to Benton summary]
OWNERSHIP
Media Consolidation Is in the Air, and John Malone Is Fanning It [links to New York Times]
Cable TV upheaval prompts a wave of media merger talks [links to Los Angeles Times]
Has President Trump Turned CNN Into a House of Existential Dread?
Univision Draws Interest From Potential Bidders Amid IPO Delays [links to Benton summary]
Why Is Murdoch-Owned Media Attacking President Trump Now? [links to Benton summary]
Wireless tower operator Crown Castle to buy Lightower for $7.1B to expand city-center cell networks [links to USAToday]
Schurz Completes Purchase of Vast Broadband [links to Multichannel News]
Apple’s iPhone manufacturers counter-sue Qualcomm over patent fees [links to Los Angeles Times]
AT&T in talks to acquire Otter Media [links to New York Post]
Apple, Google and Microsoft are hoarding $464 billion in cash [links to CNN]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
Court: Warrantless requests to track cellphones, Internet use grew sevenfold in D.C. in three years
Silicon Valley mostly quiet in internet surveillance debate in Congress [links to Benton summary]
Telecom Lobbyists Downplayed ‘Theoretical’ Security Flaws in Mobile Data Backbone [links to Benton summary]
Satire: A Pricing Sheet for My Data [links to New Yorker]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
FirstNet Network Celebrates Momentous Week for Public Safety with First 5 States [links to FirstNet]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
What’s Next for TV Stations Repacked as a Result of the Incentive Auction? – Broadcast Law Blog [links to Benton summary]
FCC Approves More Incentive Auction License Transfers [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
RADIO/TELEVISION
FCC Proposes Fine For Alaska FM Station that Apparently Failed to Maintain Public Records, Respond to Agency Inquiries, and Meet Obligations Related to the Emergency Alert System [links to Federal Communications Commission]
The Sinclair Revolution Will Be Televised. It’ll Just Have Low Production Values [links to Bloomberg]
JOURNALISM
The ‘huge issue’ with identifying original content from media outlets – CJR
The media today: Is fake news here to stay? [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
Facebook will allow paywalled Instant Articles later in 2017 [links to Verge, The]
Google Launches News Feed App [links to NPR]
How Newsrooms Help Destroy Black Lives – Free Press [links to Benton summary]
CONTENT
Court order bans ‘memes’ that use photo of local community activist [links to Washington Post]
Amazon Lures Publishers to New Social Network by Paying Them to Post [links to Wall Street Journal]
BUDGET
Creative Coalition Praises Congress for Moving to Pass Budget Without Eliminating NEA Funding [links to Wrap, The]
LABOR
Google’s confidentiality rules discourage whistleblowers, US labor official warns [links to Benton summary]
Employee headcount: The rise and fall of job numbers at Comcast, Charter, Altice and more [links to Fierce]
DIVERSITY
Rush Limbaugh, Jane Sanders and a meditation on the definition of sexism [links to Washington Post]
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Multicultural Media, Telecom, & Internet Council Launching Initiative to Record Police [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
House Oversight Committee approves backup plan to improve agencies’ IT [links to Hill, The]
STORIES FROM ABROAD
EU Court to Rule on ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Outside Europe
Bringing a laptop or tablet on a Mexico-to-U.S. flight? Beware of new security measures [links to Associated Press]
Remarks of Rachael Bender at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Caribbean Association of Network Telecommunications Organizations – speech [links to Benton summary]
The Guardian view on the future of crime: it will be online [links to Guardian, The]
