Daily Digest 11/17/2020 (Bruno Barbey)
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Biden names FCC transition team
Obama: The internet is “the single biggest threat to our democracy”
A Q&A with former President Barack Obama.
November 2020
Trump campaign drops suit against Wisconsin NBC affiliate over ad (Reuters)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 06:28Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Bids for Simon & Schuster (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 06:28Midwest schools scramble as COVID-19 surge sweeps region (WiscNews)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 16:57Digital Skills for the Digital Age
President-Elect Joe Biden recognized the nation’s urgent need for investment in digital skills with his campaign pledge to pass the Digital Literacy Act. As legislative action begins to get underway, the Biden Administration can and should take decisive administrative action to fill the vacuum in national leadership on digital literacy. In particular, the White House should convene a new Digital Skills for a Digital Age interagency task force that includes among other agencies the Departments of Commerce (DOC), Labor (DOL), and Education (ED).
Pitt, CMU partner with nonprofits, school districts to provide free internet access to city households
The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning will soon beam out more than just the victory lights. Through a new pilot program that combines the efforts of eight universities, research groups, nonprofit organizations and school districts, the Cathedral of Learning will act as a “super node” or hub that transmits Wi-Fi to households around the city.
Clyburn, Other FCC Veterans Picked for Biden FCC Transition Team
Four Federal Communications Commission veterans -- including former Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, have been tapped for President-elect Joe Biden’s agency transition team. [Editor's note: Mignon Clyburn also sits on the Board of Directors of the Benton Institute.] The team is led by John Williams who is Senior Counsel and Parliamentarian at the House Judiciary Committee and former Senior Counselor and Senior Agency Official for Privacy at the FCC's Office of the General Counsel.