February 2006

Government Not Entitled to Google Records, CDT Argues

[SOURCE: Center for Democracy and Technology]

Most get News from Broadcasters

[SOURCE: Harris Interactive]

Public Access Confronts the Internet Age

[SOURCE: Concord Monitor, AUTHOR: Sarah Liebowitz]

FTC Seeks Kids TV Food Ad Figures

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

BellSouth's Ackerman Nominated for Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

[SOURCE: White House]
The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:

F. Duane Ackerman, of Georgia
Paul M. Anderson, of Washington
Robert A. Brown, of Massachusetts
Nance K. Dicciani, of Pennsylvania
Richard H. Herman, of Illinois
Martin C. Jischke, of Illinois
Fred Kavli, of California
Daniel A. Reed, of Illinois
Hector de Jesus Ruiz, of Texas
Stratton D. Sclavos, of California
John Brooks Slaughter, of Connecticut
Joseph M. Tucci, of New Hampshire

Podcast hosting splits NPR, affiliates

[SOURCE: Boston Globe, AUTHOR: Frank Barnako]

The will meet at FCC headquarters.

The mission of the Consumer Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of consumers (including people with disabilities and underserved populations, such as Native Americans and persons living in rural areas) in proceedings before the Commission.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cac/



The will meet at FCC headquarters.

The mission of the Consumer Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of consumers (including people with disabilities and underserved populations, such as Native Americans and persons living in rural areas) in proceedings before the Commission.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cac/



Today's Quote

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld insists that the military's initiative to influence the U.S. image in the Iraqi news media has always been, and always will be, about spreading truthful and accurate information. But if our long-term goal in Iraq is to create a sustainable democracy, it does not seem like an ethically sound or effective step toward that goal to be encouraging that war-torn country's fast-developing but fledgling news media to sell its message and become the mouthpiece of an occupying government.

Senate Hearings on Universal Service

[SOURCE: Benton Foundation]