March 2022

Sponsor: 

New America | Slate | Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University

Date: 
Thu, 03/10/2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

Week before last, there were more independent media voices and less online censorship in Russia than many of us in the West might have imagined. But with every passing day that Russian troops are in Ukraine, it becomes harder for their friends and family back home to access and share independent news of what is happening. The Kremlin has cracked down hard on dissent, the remnants of a free press, and social media platforms it does not control.



Comcast Chief Brian Roberts Sees Little Threat from Fixed Wireless

Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said that despite slowdowns in broadband growth, he sees little threat to the business from new competitors like fixed wireless, adding that rural expansion, offering a competitive product and bundling with mobile should help subscriber additions continue to rise. Roberts said he sees four areas where the company can boost broadband growth: expanding its footprint, competing more aggressively, bundling with other products like wireless and growing its business services reach.