{"id":1175,"date":"2009-01-13T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T19:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2009-01-15T10:38:15","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T18:38:15","slug":"obama-to-name-julius-genachowski-to-chair-the-fcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Obama To Name Julius Genachowski To Chair The FCC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember this name: Julius Genachowski. He appears to be Barack Obama’s choice for chairman<\/a> of the Federal Communications Commission. In that role he will have an opportunity to not only undue a lot of the damage done by Bush’s henchmen in the post, Michael Powell and Kevin Martin, but he can actually make progress toward a more competitive and diverse environment in the media community.<\/p>\n

Josh Silver, executive director of the media reform group, Free Press<\/a>, issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

“Under Julius Genachowski’s leadership, the FCC’s compass would point toward the public interest. President-elect Obama has provided a clear roadmap of his media and technology priorities. We share Obama’s goals of creating a more diverse, democratic media system and providing fast, affordable, open Internet access for everyone. We greatly look forward to working with Mr. Genachowski to put the president-elect’s plan into action.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The challenges facing the next FCC are enormous — a vast digital divide, an open Internet in jeopardy, consolidated media ownership, newsrooms in economic freefall and entrenched industries invested in maintaining the status quo. This moment calls for bold and immediate steps to spur competition, foster innovation and breathe new life into our communications sector. With his unique blend of business and governmental experience, Genachowski promises to provide the strong leadership we need.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thoroughly agree. It is encouraging that the FCC will finally be run by someone with the specific skills and experience to address the many challenges ahead – as opposed to the cronies who were installed solely to pursue the interests of Big Media and the friends of a corrupt White House. Kevin Martin was recently the subject of a Congressional report<\/a> titled “Deception and Distrust”<\/em> that cited his abuse of power in his role at the FCC.<\/p>\n

While we must continue to monitor the actual performance of the new administration, there is a certain sense of relief that a new era is dawning, and I wish Mr. Genachowski well as assumes the leadership of a critical agency overseeing some of the most fundamental rights of American society.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> After Genachowski assumes the leadership of the FCC, the outgoing chair, Kevin Martin, will become a fellow at the Aspen Institute<\/a>. By embracing Martin, the AI has shown that it has pretty low standards for integrity. Apparently they consider it a badge of honor to be repudiated by Congress as deceptive and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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