The FCC Spectrum Auction and the Future of Public Broadcasting: The Case at MSU and Greater Lansing

06 Jan 2016

The FCC Spectrum Auction and the Future of Public Broadcasting: The Case at MSU and Greater Lansing

2016-01-06
William Dutton
Blog

Michigan State University (MSU) held a lively forum on 4 January 2016 to discuss the pending decision by the university on whether or not to participate in the FCC’s spectrum incentive auction. A second forum will be held on the 11th of January at 7pm in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences. What might sound like a technically and financially arcane set of issues came to life for many in the questions of the 300 some participants who packed the auditorium on the 4th of January. It appeared as if every-other person attending the forum had their hand up […]

19 Mar 2015

Alexander Heffner on the Future of Quality Broadcast News Media: Optimism or Pessimism?

2015-03-19
William Dutton
Blog

The College of Communication Arts & Sciences enjoyed a visit by Alexander Heffner, yesterday. Alexander is the host of Open Mind, a pioneering program for public broadcasting which his grandfather launched in 1956. Today, in the digital age, Alexander has relaunched Open Mind, and is speaking at universities across the country about his efforts, and the issues he holds dear around the role of public media in the future of public discourse, news and public affairs. Yesterday, Alex spoke on ‘Millennials, Public Media and The Future of Civil Discourse’, with responses from one of MSU’s Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, Eric […]

05 May 2014

Net Neutrality: Will the way we use the Internet change?

Jonathan Obar, a Quello Research Associate, spoke with WKAR regarding “net neutrality.” There has been a great deal of discussion around the idea of net neutrality and how it will affect people’s everyday use of the internet. Net neutrality is the debate over free use of the internet and has been going on for several years now. Jonathan’s interview provides a very accessible overview of the idea and the issues that have generated debate over the merits of net neutrality. Listen to Jonathan’s interview on WKAR.

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