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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017

Benton’s Weekly Round-up newsletter https://www.benton.org/headlines/weekly-roundup

NETWORK NEUTRALITY
   
Rep Pallone: Pai’s Proposal Is Threat to Online Speech
   Sen Nelson: Bipartisan Net Neutrality Bill Appears ‘Impossible’
   Democratic Lawmakers demand concessions from GOP to get net neutrality compromise
   Chairman Blackburn Comments on Bipartisan Network Neutrality Briefing with FCC Chairman Pai – press release [links to Benton summary]
   
Podcast: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai calls for a ‘lighter touch’ to internet regulation
   President Trump’s attack on open internet imperils democracy – John Nichols
   
Verizon Accuses Net Neutrality Advocates of Lying to Rile Base
   FCC Spokesman: Pai Within Bounds to Champion Net Neutrality Proposal [links to Benton summary]
   
The Net Neutrality Debate: Access to Broadband Networks – Congressional Research Service [links to Benton summary]
   
Net neutrality’s long strange trip: a tale of tubes, a dingo and James Harden [links to Benton summary]
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Net Neutrality Explained: What You Need To Know [links to Grounded Reason]
   
What happens when ‘Net Neutrality’ becomes ‘Pay-To-Play’? [links to Benton summary]
   
Net Neutrality Rules May Slow Innovation, but Uncertainty Will Be Worse – Technology Review [links to Benton summary]
   
The Free, Open Internet Is Under Threat, and It’s Too Boring for Anyone to Care – [links to Benton summary]
   
Internet giants, not broadband providers, are the top threat to consumers – Scott Cleland op-ed [links to Benton summary]
   
Welcome Back to the Net Neutrality Fight Summer Blockbuster Reboot! – Harold Feld [links to Benton summary]

MORE INTERNET BROADBAND
   
Gigabit Opportunity Zones Bill Introduced
   Statement of Chairman Pai on the Introduction of the Gigabit Opportunity Act – press release [links to Benton summary]
   
How Do Teens With Limited Internet Apply to College?
   With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband satellites in 2019 [links to Benton summary]

COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
   
With press freedom under attack worldwide, US is setting wrong example – Committee to Protect Journalists
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On World Press Freedom Day, the United States Faces New Threats and Awareness[links to Free Press]
   
Can Freedom of the Press Survive Trump’s Onslaught? – Foreign Policy op-ed [links to Benton summary]
   
Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of ‘The Marketplace of Ideas’ – NPR op-ed [links to Benton summary]
   
The Age of Misinformation – Jonathan Zittrain op-ed [links to Benton summary]
   
Public Trust in Government Remains Near Historic Lows as Partisan Attitudes Shift – Pew research [links to Benton summary]

JOURNALISM
   
Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action – research
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FBI Director Says ‘Legitimate’ Journalism Different From WikiLeaks’ ‘Intelligence Porn’ [links to Huffington Post]
   
Roger Stone claims Sean Hannity made ‘insane effort’ to be White House chief of staff [links to Benton summary]

SECURITY/PRIVACY
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Google Docs users hit with sophisticated phishing attack [links to Verge, The]
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House Oversight Committee grill IRS, Education officials over data breach [links to Hill, The]
   
Appeals Court Sides With CNN In App Privacy Battle [links to Benton summary]
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The FBI Director Thinks a Law Against Encryption Is Possible Under Trump [links to Vice]
   
When push comes to shove, how quickly will you give up your data for convenience?– Quartz op-ed [links to Benton summary]
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How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data [links to New York Times]

ELECTION 2016
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James Comey: the notion that the FBI swayed the election “makes me mildly nauseous” [links to Vox]
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Why the media can’t sympathize with President Trump or Hillary Clinton [links to Washington Post]

ADVERTISING
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Op-Ed: Do TV Political Ads Still Matter in the Age of Social Media? [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

CONTENT
   
After Posting of Violent Videos, Facebook Will Add 3,000 Content Monitors [links to Benton summary]
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Facebook enters war against “information operations,” acknowledges election hijinx [links to Ars Technica]
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Facebook Scrambles to Police Content Amid Rapid Growth [links to New York Times]
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Can you get a court to take an opinion that mentions you off its Google-searchable website? [links to Washington Post]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
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T-Mobile Asks FCC to Reject Repack Reconsideration [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

TELEVISION
   
MoffettNathanson: The Cord-Cutting Future Has Arrived [links to Benton summary]

LABOR
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The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training [links to Pew Research Center]
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How to close the tech-job gap for minorities and low-income earners [links to American Public Media]

TELECOM
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Court opinion considers soundboard technology and the Robocall Rule [links to Federal Trade Commission]

LOBBYING
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Dropbox hires new lobbying firm to help out on immigration, surveillance [links to Hill, The]

GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATION
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GAO Report: Sustained Attention to Innovations, IT Systems, and Cost Estimation Is Needed [links to US Government Accountability Office]

POLICYMAKERS
   
Representatives Launch Virtual Reality Caucus [links to Benton summary]
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Ex-FTC Bureau Chief Jessica Rich Joins Consumer Reports [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

COMPANY NEWS
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Apple announces $1 billion fund for American manufacturing [links to Hill, The]
   
Fox’s Unfamiliar but Powerful Television Rival: Sinclair [links to Benton summary]
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Facebook Revenue Surges, Fueled by Mobile [links to Wall Street Journal]
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Sprint posts deeper than expected quarterly net loss [links to Financial Times]

STORIES FROM ABROAD
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The Stories Of 8 Journalists Languishing In Turkish Prisons For Doing Their Jobs[links to Huffington Post]
   
This Is How the Free Press Dies – Vice [links to Benton summary]
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China tightens rules on online news, network providers [links to Reuters]