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Ryan Blethen discusses the press, media and democracy. The Democracy Papers explores how to preserve professional journalism in the face of technology transformation and changing economic pressures. Though the project focuses mostly on newspapers, the essays and opinions touch on the range of challenges facing the press.
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Two new FCC commissioners, change is coming
Posted by Ryan Blethen
The Senate has confirmed two more commissioners for the Federal Communications Commission. The appointments bring the commission up to full strength under the leadership of Julius Genachowski.
The two newbies are Democrat Mignon Clyburn and Republican Meredith Attwell Baker. Baker comes from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration where she was the acting assistant secretary and Clyburn was a telecommunications regulator in South Carolina. Her father is Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.
Broadcasting & Cable magazine has a nice little story about the FCC taking suggestions from employees and eventually the public on how the agency needs to be overhauled. The need for change is strong enough that the lone hold over Republican, Robert McDowell, notified Genachowski in a letter about the parts of the agency he believes are in need of fine tuning.
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