Fwd: Media Workshop at FCC on June 26th

[Tom Glaisyer]

All, 

All, Forwarding details of this workshop  http://www.fcc.gov/events/public-discussion-literature-review-research-critical-needs.  

In the words of the FCC

" On June 26, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the FCC’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities will host a public meeting to review a draft report prepared by a coalition of scholars brought together by University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. The researched was commissioned to examine existing research into the critical information needs of the American public and market-entry barriers into participation in the communication industry. The research will inform the Commission’s 2012 Report to Congress about barriers to participation in the communications industry, also known as the Section 257 Report. At this public meeting the USC-Annenberg Coalition will present their draft findings to the Commission and an independent panel of scholars and industry representatives, this will be followed by an opportunity for public feedback and to inquire about the research results.  

This workshop will provide an important opportunity to show the FCC there is interest in and support for research around the needs of the public that extend well beyond narrow econometric approaches.  The payoffs from this work may only arise decades into the future but it is important nonetheless.

Please be in touch if anyone has questions

Best regards, 

Tom

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Tom Glaisyer
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