February 2019

Opinion: Regulate social media now. The future of democracy is at stake. (Washington Post)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 17:42

President Trump Issues SOTU Survey Slamming Press (Multichannel News)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 16:46

Sen Markey Pledges Nationwide, Grassroots Defense of Net Neutrality, Says New Net Neutrality Bill Headed to Congress

Whether in the halls of the courts or the halls of Congress, we will fight to defend net neutrality. Nothing less than the fate of the internet is being argued in this court case, and we must do everything we can in this historic fight. We will soon lay down a legislative marker in the Senate in support of net neutrality to show the American people that we are on their side in overwhelming supporting a free and open internet.

Fake FCC Comments Linked to Ex-Trump Campaign Director's Org, Boosted By Roger Stone

An organization run by a former Trump campaign statewide director is being investigated by the New York attorney general’s office for its role in submitting potentially hundreds of thousands of fraudulent comments to the Federal Communications Commission during the agency’s 2017 efforts to rollback Obama-era network neutrality rules. Research reveals the group’s deep ties to prominent GOP firms, including one paid more than $31 million by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to provide email lists of potential voters during the 2016 campaign.

Verizon joins with First Responder Foundation to expand services to public safety (Verizon)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 13:56

FCC to Host Symposium on Media Diversity on March 7 (Federal Communications Commission)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 13:23

Digital Media: What Went Wrong

The digital publishing industry took a big hit in recent days, when more than 1,000 employees were laid off at BuzzFeed, AOL, Yahoo and HuffPost. The cuts at BuzzFeed were the most alarming. Wasn’t this the company that was supposed to have it all figured out? But look past the gloom, and a complicated narrative emerges that does not lend itself to a one-size-fits-all interpretation of What Went Wrong or a handy forecast of journalism’s future.

Op-Ed: Boosting local news with data journalism and automation (Columbia Journalism Review)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 13:02

Analysis: How foundation funding changes the way journalism gets done (Columbia Journalism Review)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 13:01

One Man's Quest To Prove Vermont Has Terrible Cell Service

Fall 2018, Corey Chase drove 6,000 miles around his state to ground-truth what every Vermonter with a cell phone knows: there are many, many places in the state where you simply can't get a signal, not to mention the 5 megabits per second data download speeds the carriers were claiming. What Chase, a VT Department of Public Service employee, found is now part of a detailed challenge before the Federal Communications Commission that officials hope will bring federal dollars into the state to improve the wireless network. Chase says roughly two-thirds of the tests that the FCC accepted showed

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