To the Point
Barack Obama, Technology and the Internet
The Federal Communications Commission is best known for regulating phone companies and policing nudity and strong language on radio and TV. But to head his FCC, Barack Obama has chosen Julius Genachowski , the man who introduced Facebook and other Internet social networks to political campaigns.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Federal Communications Commission is best known for regulating phone companies and policing nudity and strong language on radio and TV. But to head his FCC, Barack Obama has chosen Julius Genachowski, the man who introduced Facebook and other Internet social networks to political campaigns. His priorities will include expanding broadband access to rural America and protecting the openness of the Internet. Is the FCC up to the task or, in the age of Facebook and Twitter, is it so out of touch that it should be abolished? What's Twitter all about anyway?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Blair Levin
Co-lead, Obama Transition Team on Technology and Government Reform
Porter Bibb
Managing Partner, Mediatech Capital Partners
Michael Katz
former Chief Economist, Federal Communications Commission