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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017

TRANSITION
   
Surprise: White House Resubmits Rosenworcel Nomination to FCC
   Donald Trump asked Rupert Murdoch to name picks for FCC chair
   Trump to tap Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC [links to Benton summary]
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Trump Names Deputy Chiefs of Staff [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
   
MPAA Congratulates Trump US Trade Representative Pick [links to Benton summary]
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Trump holding press conference Jan 11 [links to Hill, The]

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
   
House passes bill to overturn ‘midnight’ regulations en masse
   www iconPublic Knowledge Joins Group Letter Urging Congress to Vote Against Midnight Rules Relief Act [links to Public Knowledge]
   
Public Knowledge Opposes Industry Effort to Exploit Routine FCC Regulatory Review – press release [links to Benton summary]
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Is Trump’s Twitter future @realDonaldTrump or @POTUS? Probably both [links to CNN]
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Practical Uses of the Internet of Things in Government Are Everywhere [links to Government Technology]

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   
It’s begun: Internet providers are pushing to repeal Obama-era privacy rules
   www iconACA Slams Broadband Privacy Order as Error-Ridden Train Wreck [links to Multichannel News]
   
Cyberwar for Sale [links to Benton summary]
   
FTC Announces Internet of Things Challenge to Combat Security Vulnerabilities in Home Devices – press release [links to Benton summary]
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Get Silicon Valley Executives Out of Government Cyber, Major Report Urges [links to nextgov]
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Now That NYC’s Subway Has Free Internet, Here’s How To Stay Safe On Public Wi-Fi [links to Fast Company]

AGENDA
   
FCC Moves January Meeting From Jan 26 to Jan 31
   www iconFTC Announces Workshop on Hearing Health and Technology for April 18 [links to Federal Trade Commission]

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
   
FCC Calls Emergency Alert System Test A Success [links to Benton summary]

BROADCASTING
   
Pai and O’Rielly Statement on Protecting Noncommercial Educational Broadcasters from Needless Regulation – press release [links to Benton summary]

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   
This Is the Year Donald Trump Kills Net Neutrality [links to Benton summary]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
   
FCC: Stage 4 of Reverse Auction to End Jan. 13 [links to Benton summary]
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Verizon to boost data network for inauguration [links to Hill, The]
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AT&T joins Sprint, T-Mobile in race to 1 Gbps this year [links to Fierce]
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The Wireless Router Renaissance And Where It Will Take Us Next [links to Fast Company]

CONTENT
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Endangered Species Under GOP? Climate Change Information on the Web [links to ProPublica]

OWNERSHIP
   
Tech Giants Seem Invincible. That Worries Lawmakers. [links to Benton summary]
   
FCC Allows Univision to Boost Foreign Ownership [links to Benton summary]

JOURNALISM
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Megyn Kelly’s Departure Is a Big Clue About the Future of Fox News [links to New York Magazine]
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Medium says it can’t make money selling ads so it’s laying off a third of its staff [links to Vox]
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5 Questions for…Jennifer Preston, Vice President for Journalism, Knight Foundation [links to Foundation Center]
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Op-ed: Who will be the Walter Lippmann of the Trump era? Is such a thing even possible? [links to Washington Post]

CHILDREN & MEDIA
   
We Need to Teach Kids How to Be Skeptical of the Internet [links to Benton summary]

EDUCATION
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Among high school seniors, interest in science varies by race, ethnicity [links to Pew Research Center]

LABOR
   
Department of Labor sues Google for withholding data in anti-discrimination audit [links to Benton summary]

COMPANY NEWS
   
Apple confirmed it’s putting $1 billion into the SoftBank fund that Donald Trump loves [links to Benton summary]
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AT&T will test 5G with DirecTV in 2017 [links to CNN]
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Apple sued for not adding safety fix to prevent use of FaceTime while driving [links to Guardian, The]

POLICYMAKERS
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Is Mark Zuckerberg considering White House run? [links to USAToday]
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National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Names Six National Board Directors [links to Multichannel News]
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Blacknight CEO, Michele Neylon, Appointed Chair Elect of i2Coalition [links to Internet Infrastructure Coalition]

STORIES FROM ABROAD
   
Apple Removes New York Times Apps From Its Store in China [links to Benton summary]