• Truth vs. Spam on Net Neutrality

    Megan Tady
    December 8, 2009

    To: David McClure, U.S. Internet Industry Association CEO
    CC: Randall Stephenson, AT&T CEO; Brian Roberts, Comcast CEO; Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon CEO

    RE: On Net Neutrality

  • Continuing the Discussion that Began at the FTC

    Josh Stearns
    December 7, 2009

    The Federal Trade Commission’s two-day workshop on the future of news, “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” brought together an incredibly wide range of commentators, including publishers, nonprofit journalists, media reformers, academics, bloggers, foundations, online game developers, programmers and others. The workshops touched on many of the core issues at the heart of the debate around the future of journalism.

    We are gathering many of the remarks, presentations and speeches delivered at the event so that we can continue the conversation online and engage those who couldn’t be in the room or online for the event. Below is a (growing) list of all of the documents we have collected thus far. Check back often for new content and join the conversation in the comments section of each post.

  • Why New Media Looks A Whole Lot Like Old Media

    Bryan Monroe
    December 7, 2009

    Bryan Monroe is a visiting professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was the former president of The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines and assistant vice president/news at Knight Ridder. These are his remarks from the Federal Trade Commission’s News Media Workshop held on December 1 and 2, 2009. They were originally published on the Huffington Post.

    This week, the Federal Trade Commission will be convening a high-level hearing in D.C. looking at "How Will Journalism Survive The Internet Age."

    Media giants like Rupert Murdoch and Arianna Huffington will likely slug it out on pay walls, copyrights and the prospect of Microsoft buying its way into the search world.

  • Public Funding is a Necessary Part of the Mix

    Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
    December 7, 2009

    Mark MacCarthy is a professor at Georgetown University’s Communications, Culture and Technology program. The following are his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009. Read an expanded version of these remarks in his earlier guest blog post here.

    I want to develop the idea that public funding is a necessary part of the mix of support mechanisms for the journalism of the future.

    Why? The Internet has undermined the advertising and bundling mechanisms that subsidized news production.

  • Journalism Needs to be Created, Not Saved

    Eric Newton
    December 7, 2009

    Eric Newton is vice president of the journalism program at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The following are his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    I’d like to talk about Cicero.

    When Cicero was sent to the provinces, he was quite unhappy with the commercial news packets coming from Rome.

    He wrote back complaining that what he needed to know were the votes of the senate but instead he was getting weird stories about Gladiators and ostriches.

  • A Vigorous Free Press and a Vigorous Democracy

    The Honorable Henry Waxman
    December 7, 2009

    The Honorable Henry Waxman is Representative of the 30th Congressional District in California and Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The following is an excerpt of his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    A vigorous free press and a vigorous democracy have been inextricably linked. We are here today because of these bonds and what they mean. This is why this conference is so important. We cannot risk the loss of an informed public and all that means because of a “market failure.”

  • The Reconstruction of American Journalism at the FTC

    Leonard Downie Jr.
    December 7, 2009

    Leonard Downie Jr. is vice president at large and former executive editor of The Washington Post. He is the author, along with Michael Schudson, of "The Reconstruction of American Journalism." The following are notes from his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    The Columbia University Journalism School Report: The Reconstruction of American Journalism details the transformational moment in American journalism, in which era of domination of newspaper and television news is rapidly giving way to a new era of journalism in which the gathering and distribution of news is more widely dispersed.

  • The Importance of Journalism to Civic Involvement

    Karen B. Dunlap
    December 7, 2009

    Karen B. Dunlap is president of The Poynter Institute. The following are her remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    My topic is the importance of journalism to civic involvement and this morning I want to focus our attention on the people: the journalists who act to engage communities and more importantly, the people acting in the role of citizens.

  • Journalism is Not a Business. It's a Public Service

    Jon McTaggart
    December 7, 2009

    Jon McTaggart is chief operating officer at American Public Media. The following are his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    In his remarks to open this conference, Chairman Leibowitz emphasized the importance of journalism to a functioning democracy.

    Then, for the remainder of the first day, we listened to more than 30 presenters and panelists talk about the “business of news” and the need to better serve consumers.

    At American Public Media, we don’t think about it that way.

  • Diversity, Inclusion, and the Future of News

    Kathy Y. Times
    December 7, 2009

    Kathy Y. Times is the president of the National Association of Black Journalists. The following are her remark delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

    Good afternoon, I’m Kathy Times, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, the largest journalism organization of color in the United States.

    I want to thank Chairman (Jon) Leibowitz, Susan DeSanti and her staff for organizing this conference.

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