The featured programs for the Communication Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=397 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 06:34:01 GMT Media officials talked about ways journalist can use social media to distribute news to a wider audience. Topics included YouTube's content partnerships; types of video presentations that work best; best practices for using social media; and adjusting social media platforms according to audience. They also responded to audience members' questions. "Social Media and You" was part of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 50th anniversary spring conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311904-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311904-4 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Interviews included visits to booths featuring technology about Internet data security, health care, and 3-D printing on January10, 2013. The previous day a video eyewear booth was visited. This is the last in a series of "The Communicators" interviews taped at the International CES, a show sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association January 8-11, 2013, in Las Vegas. The interviews highlight some of the newest developments in TV and communications and consumer technology, as well as policy issues flowing from them. "The Communicators" talked with technology industry leaders, policymakers, and legislators, and with innovators showing technology products set to be unveiled during the coming year. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311456-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311456-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT A panel of speakers from the public and private sectors talked about facial recognition technology and the privacy issues that arise as this technology becomes widespread. "Facing the Policy Issues of Facial Recognition Technology" was a panel of the Innovation Policy Summit held during the International CES, a show sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association January 8-11, 2013, in Las Vegas.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310279-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310279-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Julian Sanchez talked about the complexities of email privacy laws, in particular for federal investigations, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Email privacy had been in the news due to the FBI's investigation of emails between former director of the CIA David Petraeus' and his biographer Paula Broadwell. Topics included the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which gave the FBI and other agencies a great deal of authority in gaining access to emails. Mr Sanchez explained some of the many assumptions that had changed during the 16 years since the law was enacted in 1986, and discussed the possibility of updating electronic privacy laws. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Steven Johnson, co-founder and editor-in-chief of FEED, the former science and culture web magazine, talked about his life, career, and body of work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communicatons. He focused on issues such as communications technology, ways in which innovation affects government policy an daily lives, copyright and intellectual property, and the impact of developments in online technology and social media on the economy and lives of Americans. He is the author of eight books: [Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate] (1999); [Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software] (2002); [Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life] (2005); [Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter] (2005); [The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World] (2006); [The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America] (2008); [Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation] (2010); [Future Perfect: The Case of Progress in a Networked Age] (2012). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT University student and online reporter Andrew Kaczynski talked about his work for the newly expanded politics section on BuzzFeed, an Internet-based social news organization that delivers original reporting, opinion, and viral content. He described his role in finding, researching, and releasing old video clips of politicians, noting that some statements from a person s early career do not reflect their current positions. He talked about the role of social media in reporting news, and joked about the difficulty of explaining BuzzFeed to his own parents. He also discussed his news sources and his decision to pursue reporting as a career. Andrew Kaczynski was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to school at Ohio University. In 2010, he had an internship with the Republican National Committee. He joined BuzzFeed in January, 2012. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307609-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307609-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Zuckerberg talked about the future of Facebook. These were his first remarks after the stock's initial public offering (IPO) which he called "disappointing." He talked about how its mobile app would drive future growth. He also discussed the company's acquisition of Instagram. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308093-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308093-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representatives for broadcast, satellite, cable, and online companies testified on the adequacy of existing communication laws for meeting the demands of new technology. Among the issues covered in the hearing were the Cable Act of 1992's "must carry" rules, mobile TV, video content on wireless devices, and innovations such as the Dish Network's auto-hop, which allows the consumer to skip commercials. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306796-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306796-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Technology experts and journalists talked about the history, evolution and future of the internet. They touched on a wide variety of topics including the impact of new technologies and communications media on society, the use of social media to influence popular and political culture, Internet use in business, and how the Internet had changed news media. They also interacted with the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306295-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306295-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the high-speed wireless network planned by LightSquared, and concerns that the network would interfere with global positioning systems (GPS) used by farmers, contractors, and the aviation industry. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302035-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302035-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jon Leibowitz talked about the Federal Trade Commission's new framework for protecting consumer Internet privacy. The proposal includes a "Do Not Track" option in which consumers may opt out of having Internet activity tracked. Mr. Leibowitz answered questions from the audience following his speech. This program was part of a forum on Internet privacy co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, U.S. PIRG, and World Privacy Forum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302004-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302004-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The CEOs of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, and consumer and worker advocates testified on the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson argued that the merger will "drive innovation and competitive prices and give customers fewer dropped calls, faster speeds and better broadband Internet service." Sprint Nextel CEO Daniel Hess spoke against the merger noting that the combined forces of the two companies would roughly control 80 percent of the market. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299455-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299455-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Julius Genachowski and Newton Minow spoke about the future of the telecommunications industry, their experiences as chairmen at the Federal Communications Commission, and the impact of new technologies on consumers and communications providers. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Mr. Sesno moderated. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Minow's historic "vast wasteland" speech to the National Association of Broadcasters May 9, 1961, in which he severely criticized commercial television. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299390-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299390-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski talked with David Rubenstein about some of the issues before the FCC, as well as some of the recent rulings by the panel. Topics included the need for more spectrum for mobile devices, the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger, and the FCC's December 2010 ruling on network neutrality, a policy that requires Internet providers to allow content providers equal access to networks. Following the interview portion of the program, Chair Genachowski answered questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299130-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on the commission's national broadband plan and net neutrality, a policy that requires Internet providers to allow content providers equal access to networks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298048-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298048-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama said the world was "witnessing history unfold in Egypt and that the United States will continue to support an orderly and genuine transition to Democracy in that country." His remarks came shortly after reports that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak planed to leave office soon. President Obama addressed the situation in Egypt at the beginning of a speech on expanding high-speed wireless networks. The President announced a goal of giving 98% of Americans high-speed wireless access within five years. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297954-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297954-1 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT