Clinton versus Obama on a 2009 Media Agenda

CLINTON VERSUS OBAMA ON A 2009 MEDIA AGENDA
[Commentary] The Internet and our media are not just issues, and they are not just tech issues, they are organizing principles around which we are shaping the very nature of our politics and culture. And that's why I consider the next FCC a core fulcrum for the election. The FCC can simply implement net neutrality by reclassifying cable modems, DSL, and fiber as a telecommunications service, the way the agency took net neutrality away by doing the opposite in 2002. The FCC can also shift ownership requirements for media conglomerates, even reversing media consolidation and mandating a certain number of television and radio stations be owned by minorities, women, and local groups instead of mega-death-corp-defense-contractor. The reason I am leaning towards Obama is because in the area that I know fairly well, with the FCC, he is far better than Clinton. Obama has put out the right policies, now he needs to make them come alive. Obama has alluded to a new world with his new and exciting policy platform, but he has not yet spelled it out in more than simply smart policy. He should tell these stories of radical openness, because they are alive with potential and excitement, and they are what he grasps.
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