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July 22, 2010

18:03
Impoverishing Democracy
Why let laws and regulations governing the marketplace of ideas be secretly informed by private interests that are not enamored of democracy? read more
18:01
Challenges In Federal Agencies' Use of Web 2.0 Technologies
"Web 2.0" technologies -- such as Web logs ("blogs"), social networking Web sites, video- and multimedia-sharing sites, and "wikis" -- are increasingly being utilized by federal agencies to communicate with the public. read more
18:00
WeGov.com pushes Internet activism in new direction
A look at WeGov.com read more
14:58
ESPN's Internal Watchdog Slams Network's LeBron James Special
ESPN's internal journalism watchdog sharply criticized the cable-sports network for what he said were ethical missteps in its recent broadcast of a TV program devoted to basketball star LeBron James. read more
14:56
FTC, OECD Announce New Policymaking Guide To Help Consumer and Regulatory Authorities Around the World
The Federal Trade Commission hosted a roundtable presentation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's just-published Consumer Policy Toolkit at FTC headquarters. read more
14:53
The Rest Of The World Rules Broadband While America Drools
While there's nothing new about lamenting over America's falling in the standings relative to broadband in the rest of the world, Daily continues to be amazed at how that gap seems to be widening, not just in the capacity and cost of bandwidth customers have access to, but in how quickly other countries are moving forward with real plans to achieve real progress relative to the US. read more
14:52
Report Advocates Tax Relief in Telecommunications Sector
According to a report released by the Global System for Mobile communications Association, the key to spurring broadband adoption in previously under-covered areas is targeted tax relief. read more
14:46
Smithsonian, FCC and USDA Announce Online Learning Registry
On July 21, more than 150 rural education stakeholders and technology experts from 26 states came together to learn from one another and provide feedback to federal officials. read more
14:43
Senators Raise Caution Flag On Media Ownership Review
Sens Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski this week advising him that he did not have to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors when it comes to vetting the FCC's media ownership rules and that they were still concerned about consolidation. read more
14:36
Why Does Fox News Have More Power Than Any Progressive in the Country?
As we can all see now, when Fox says jump, the Obama administration asks how high? read more
14:34
Comcast, GE Boost Spending as U.S. Considers NBC Deal
Comcast, the largest US cable provider, boosted spending on political donations and lobbying as it sought approval to take over the operations of General Electric's NBC Universal. read more
14:33
Why Do We Care About FCC Authority Over Broadband?
"Progressive Era philosophy" means going back to a basic idea over why we care about services like broadband. When we have a service offered to the public, when members of the public depend on accessing this service reliably, and when a failure to have reliable access can have dire consequences, these services are "affected with the public interest." read more
14:30
Liberty and Broadband for All: A Policy Primer
For the first time, the United States has a National Broadband Plan, and a bit of money to spend building infrastructure. read more
14:28
Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2012 Budget
This memorandum follows up on OMB Memorandum M-10-19 by outlining the Administration's science and technology priorities for formulating FY 2012 Budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget. read more
14:27
Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown
There's a fundamental disconnect between phone makers -- who want to make indispensable devices that customers use constantly to their fullest capabilities -- and carriers, who want to limit the data demands on their networks. read more
14:26
Wireless Companies Could Use Your Friends
Each time you make a cell-phone call, your network provider knows whom you're calling, for how long, and what device you're using. Now researchers at one of the world's largest wireless carriers are exploring whether such information can help companies target their marketing pitches. read more
14:24
Air Force moves to fill nearly 700 cybersecurity vacancies
In an effort to quickly fill almost 700 vacant cybersecurity positions, Air Force managers have been authorized to use the streamlined Schedule A hiring authority. read more
14:23
Changes in RUS Telephone Loans
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulations for the guarantee program for cooperative and other not-for-profit lenders that make loans for eligible electric and telephone purposes. read more
14:21
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Fires Reporter for leaking Fresh Air memo
This headline is presented in partnership with:There's one more voice that's off the air of Mississippi Public Broadcasting following the state network's cancellation of Fresh Air. Carl Gibson, whose first job out of journalism school was covering the state capitol for MPB, was fired on July 16 for leaking an internal memo about the state network's decision to drop the NPR-distributed show. read more
14:20
Times comes to town, sweating in its gown
This headline is presented in partnership with:In a few weeks The New York Times will launch its long-awaited latest experiment in collaborative online journalism, The Local: East Village. read more