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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017

Today’s Events


COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
   
President Trump Moves to Become Master of His Own Messages
   Trump, the press, the First Amendment and Thomas Jefferson – WaPo analysis
   
Press freedom organizations are teaming up to start a news site
   ABC News president: ‘We’ve expressed our concerns’ to White House over transparency
   Vice President Pence just made clear that Trump’s media cease-fire was a one-night-only thing [links to Benton summary]
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Should the media boycott the White House? [links to Washington Post]
   
WH Memo: For the Heads of Departments and Agencies – press release [links to Benton summary]
   
White House rebuffs ethics office recommendation to discipline Kellyanne Conway over clothing line endorsement
   www icon47 Million Viewers Watched Trump’s First Address to Congress [links to New York Times]
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Trump has been pushing fake news for years, Obama’s former press secretary says [links to Washington Post]
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Get ready for #ConfirmGorsuch as Twitter army takes on nomination [links to Washington Post]
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Trump tweets and the TV news stories behind them [links to CNN]
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In Defense of Cultural Criticism in Trump’s America [links to New Republic]
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Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking [links to New York Times]
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Niloofar Razi Howe: Russia carried out a digital campaign to disrupt our democracy, but did not change vote counts. [links to Christian Science Monitor]

NET NEUTRALITY
   
Net neutrality is two years old this week — and Republicans still want to kill it
   Republicans Split on Paid Prioritization
   Trump’s FCC is out to kill your small business – USAToday op-ed
   
The New FCC Chairman’s Plan to Undermine Net Neutrality [links to Benton summary]
   
Under Ajit Pai’s FCC, mobile ISPs can charge tolls to bypass data caps [links to Benton summary]
   
Racial Justice Leaders Mark the Two-Year Anniversary of the Net Neutrality Rules [links to Benton summary]
   
FCC Chair Claims Broadband Investment At Historic Low Level Because Of Net Neutrality; That’s Not What The Numbers Say– analysis

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   
Over 60 Mayors and Municipal Leaders Send Letter Calling on Congress to Include Broadband in Infrastructure Plans
   Chairman Thune Open to Moving New Broadband Infrastructure Spending Through FCC
   NTCA to Senate: Experience Counts With Broadband Subsidies [links to Benton summary]
   
Broadband is the infrastructure challenge of the 21st Century – The Hill op-ed [links to Benton summary]
   
What the World Wide Web of the 1990s can teach us about Internet policy today

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   
FCC Moves To Ensure Consumers Have Uniform Online Privacy Protection – public notice
   
FCC Chairman & FTC Chairman on Protecting Americans’ Online Privacy – press release
   
FCC Commissioners React to Stay from Data Security Regulation from Broadband Privacy Order – press release [links to Benton summary]
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Sen Flake: Settling a Bureaucratic Turf War in Online Privacy Rules [links to Wall Street Journal]
   
If President Trump Spoils Privacy Pact, We’ll Pull It, EU Official Warns
   Surveillance Battle in House Focuses on Number of US Citizens Affected [links to Benton summary]
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White House supports renewal of spy law without reforms [links to Reuters]
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i2Coalition Delivers Letter To House Leadership Advocating Section 702 Reform of FISA Amendments Act [links to Internet Infrastructure Coalition]
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How regulators can make smart devices more secure against hackers [links to Washington Post]

TELECOM
   
Sen Schumer asks FCC for waiver to trace Jewish center bomb threats [links to Benton summary]
   
FCC Statement on Request to Help Jewish Community Centers – press release [links to Benton summary]

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
   
States Must Stop Raiding 9-1-1 Fees – FCC Commissioner O’Rielly
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FirstNet’s Message to Tech: First Responders Could Be the Next Big Market [links to nextgov]

JOURNALISM
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Craigslist founder gives $1 million to ProPublica [links to Poynter]
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10 tools to tackle common problems journalists face [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
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Readers Less Likely to Recall Source When They Find News via Social Media [links to Media Shift]

ADVERTISING
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Why a commercial about tax policy will run during SNL this week [links to Washington Post]

BROADCASTING
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Broadcasting Industry Bullish on Chairman Pai, Concerned About Spectrum Repacking [links to Morning Consult]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
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Verizon: ‘We need to have a single standard’ for 5G [links to Fierce]

OWNERSHIP
   
Uphill Battle Expected for AT&T-Time Warner Foes [links to Benton summary]
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Next test for Trump FCC could be Tribune-Sinclair [links to USAToday]

EDUCATION
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Silicon Valley teacher: Don’t confuse educational technology that helps kids learn — and doesn’t [links to Washington Post]

CHILDREN & MEDIA
   
Kids Entering The Digital Age At Young Ages [links to Benton summary]

CONTENT
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The next-generation operating model for the digital world [links to McKinsey]
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Facebook Introduces New Suicide Prevention Tools [links to AdWeek]

OPEN GOV
   
Open Data Privacy Playbook – research

LOBBYING
   
House Commerce Committee Chairman Walden Dines With Telecommunications Lobbyists [links to Benton summary]

POLICYMAKERS
   
Trump Administration Withdraws Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to the FCC
   www iconUS Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Addresses Department of Commerce Employees [links to Department of Commerce]
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Senate confirms Ryan Zinke as interior secretary [links to Washington Post]
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He Will Soon Run a Fifth of the Nation. Meet Ryan Zinke. [links to New York Times]
   
Why the Trump Agenda Is Moving Slowly: The Republicans’ Wonk Gap [links to Benton summary]
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Obamas Make Book Deal With Penguin Random House [links to New York Times]
   
Senate Commerce Committee Staff [links to Benton summary]
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Former FCC Legislative Affairs Deputy Director Sean Conway Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer [links to Wilkinson Barker Knauer]

COMPANY NEWS
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Windstream says half of its consumer base will get 25 Mbps, higher speeds [links to Fierce]
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Frontier enables 1 million homes with 50 Mbps amidst 72K broadband subscriber loss [links to Fierce]

STORIES FROM ABROAD
   
If President Trump Spoils Privacy Pact, We’ll Pull It, EU Official Warns
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