April 2020

The White House tried to move a reporter to the back of the press room, but she refused. Then President Trump walked out. (Washington Post)

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Cable news stars like Hannity make headlines. But more people are watching David Muir’s ABC newscast. (Washington Post)

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Tributes to the entertainers and artists who died from coronavirus (CNN)

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A new chance to close the digital divide

The “digital divide” in the accessibility of telecommunications services remains far too wide — and that current needs give urgency to closing it. A lack of sufficient Internet access is very likely keeping 12 million students from doing distance learning while their schools are closed.And the more that low-income communities are dependent on temporary grace from telecom providers, the more they have to lose when this is all over. New ideas are clearly required.

Senators Demand FCC Extend Comment Period for Net Neutrality Repeal for First Responders

Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) on sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai demanding an extension on the comment period for the issues that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals recently remanded in the commission’s net neutrality repeal. Local governments in California and New York requested a 60-day extension of the comment period, yet the commission refused to give these first responders more time while they are fighting on the frontlines of a global pandemic. “While that comment period clo