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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017

Today’s Event — Broadcasting Board of Governors — https://www.benton.org/node/257411


FCC REFORM
   
Remarks Of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai At The Hudson Institute, The Importance Of Economic Analysis At The FCC – speech

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   
The FCC Should Preserve Broadband Access for All Schools – Tom Wheeler speech
   
Education’s Top Chief Technology Officers Look Ahead [links to Benton summary]
   
Should broadband be included in the Trump infrastructure plan? – Blair Levin, Larry Downes op-ed
   
The future of net neutrality in Trump’s America
   Privacy Fight gives hope to net neutrality advocates [links to Benton summary]
   
At FCC, Obama-Era Rules on Chopping Block [links to Benton summary]
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Former Intel Exec Ready to Help Bring Broadband to Rural Colorado [links to Government Technology]

PRIVACY
   
No, Republicans didn’t just strip away your Internet privacy rights – FCC Chairman Pai, FTC Chairman Ohlhausen op-ed
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Chairman Pai Says Broadband Market Too Competitive for Strict Privacy Rules, Ignores Lack of Home Internet Competition [links to Ars Technica]
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has more broadband choices at home than most Americans [links to Verge, The]
   
Spectrum Hearing Reveals Raw Wounds From Broadband Privacy Rule Rollback
   Democratic Sens press internet service providers over privacy policies [links to Benton summary]
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Video: How will a new law blocking internet privacy rules affect you? [links to PBS]
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Freak-out boomerangs on internet privacy provocateurs [links to American Enterprise Institute]

BROADCASTING
   
‘Connectivity’ Bills from Democratic Reps Targets ‘Fake News’ Retaliation
   www iconBroadcast Diversity Bill Introduced [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
   
Statement of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on Introduction of Legislation to Enhance Broadcast Ownership Diversity – press release [links to Benton summary]

JOURNALISM
   
Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar network gives $100 million to boost journalism and fight hate speech
   Reporter firing shows real threat to public-media independence – CJR op-ed [links to Benton summary]
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Newhouse School announces finalists in 2017 Mirror Awards competition [links to Syracuse University]

BUDGET
   
Stanley McChrystal: Save PBS. It Makes Us Safer. – Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal op-ed

CONTENT
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YouTube TV — regular TV, over the internet, for $35 — has arrived [links to Vox]
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NFL partners with Amazon to livestream games this season [links to CNN]
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Telling Trump’s Story to Children: For Book Publishers, It’s Tricky [links to New York Times]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
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Survey: Reliable Wireless Is Key for Home Buyers [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

ADVERTISING
   
The Online Ad Industry Is Undergoing Self-Reflection. That’s Good News. – analysis [links to Benton summary]
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Oath isn’t just a terrible name — it’s going to be a nightmare ad-tracking machine [links to Verge, The]

LABOR
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Changes to H-1B visa policy could have a chilling effect on the tech industry[links to Los Angeles Times]
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GAO Study: Federal Efforts Are Under Way That May Address Cybersecurity Workforce Challenges [links to US Government Accountability Office]

DIVERSITY
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Tech Firms Striving For Diversity Fixate On The Wrong Metric [links to Wired]

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
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Editorial Part IV: Trump’s War on Journalism [links to Los Angeles Times]
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Editorial Part V: Conspiracy Theorist in Chief [links to Los Angeles Times]
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Opinion: Twitter helped Donald Trump win the White House. Now it may cause him to lose it. [links to Wall Street Journal]

PHILANTHROPY
   
Unleashing the power of endowments: The next great challenge for philanthropy– Ford Foundation press release [links to Benton summary]

LOBBYING
   
Roku has hired a team of lobbyists as it gears up for a net neutrality fight

POLICYMAKERS
   
President Trump Removes Stephen Bannon From National Security Council Post
   www iconDan Shelley Will Be Next RTDNA Executive Director [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
   
Q&A—Former FCC chairman Wheeler speaks out on zero-rated data, the IoT and what he’s doing now – press release [links to Benton summary]
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House Oversight Committee Mulls a Cyber-Only Digital Service [links to nextgov]

COMPANY NEWS
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After Ailes, the Pirate Flag Still Flies at Fox News [links to New York Times]
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Facebook’s Midwest Move Bursts Tech’s Bicoastal Bubble [links to Wired]