A Conversation On the Future of the Media

A Conversation On the Future of the Media
Is the Public Interest Bargain Dying?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

On June 15, the New America Foundation hosted an event discussing the Federal Communications Commission report "Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age." The report, released June 9 by the FCC Working Group on the Information Needs of Communities, provides an in-depth snapshot of the current state of U.S. media and makes policy recommendations based on an analysis of more than 600 interviews, thousands of public comments, and several workshops and site visits.

Approximately 80 people gathered at New America's Washington, D.C., headquarters to hear the featured speakers, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps and Ted Koppel, senior news analyst at National Public Radio. Introductions were made by Steve Coll, president of the New America Foundation. Discussion centered largely around a substantial disparity between the insightful analysis presented in the first part of the report and the timidity of the suggestions made in the latter portion. Speakers and audience members also focused on the lack of meaningful action by the FCC to regulate broadcasters and spur public interest programming, as well as the continuing erosion of dedicated reporting resources during the digital transition.
Participants

Featured Speakers
Steve Coll
President
New America Foundation

Commissioner Michael Copps
Federal Communications Commission

Ted Koppel
Senior News Analyst
National Public Radio

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News & Politics

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[BrotherWoody1]

The news on the MSM is kaput. It's run by corp. cartels whose purpose is to numb, dumb, & maintain the political status-quo. Copps is the totalitarian spokesman for the New World Order's plans to indoctrinate, obsfuscate & dominate all electronic communication. Don't be misled: This guy is no more of a free speech advocate than Mullah Omar. It's one more New Deal agency that needs to bite the dust. For a restoration of our civil rights & liberties, please consider Ron Paul in 2012.