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Former Fcc Lawyer Mark Lloyd on Agency's Post-Genachowski 'Tipping Point' | Neon Tommy

April 11, 2013

Mark Lloyd, director of the the foundation's Media Policy Initiative, was an FCC lawyer until last fall. In a press release shortly after FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped down, Lloyd said that the FCC is at "an important tipping point" because ...

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Leftist "Media Reform" Conference Underway In Denver | Newswithviews.com

April 6, 2013

Indeed, a Friday morning session, “More Diversity, Less Consolidation: How to Change the Media,” will be moderated by Mark Lloyd, who is in charge of the New America Foundation's “Media Policy Initiative.” A former Associate General Counsel and Chief ...

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ADVISORY: OTI Joins Letter to President Obama Setting Principles for Next FCC Chair

April 4, 2013

Washington, DC — The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute and Media Policy Initiative joined over 40 other public interest groups on a letter, led by former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, that calls on President Obama to appoint an FCC chairperson committed to prioritizing the public interest, not one who works for the will of corporate interests.
 

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Diversity In Tech And The Myth Of Meritocracy | Ebony.Com

February 13, 2013

According to Mark Lloyd, Director of the Media Policy Initiative and former Chief Diversity Officer for the FCC, capturing such diversity of experience is critical to any field. “The degree to which you can bring different perspectives to the work ...

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The FCC, the Public Interest and the Blue Book | Moyers & Company

December 19, 2012

Victor Pickard, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, has researched and written about the battle over the Blue Book, when broadcasters used red-baiting scare tactics to prejudice the public against the report’s proposed guidelines.

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Noss: Use New TLD Auction Proceeds to Bring More Internet to Africa | Domain Name Wire

November 28, 2012

Tucows CEO Elliot Noss, along with “internet in a suitcase” advocate Sascha Meinrath, have penned an op-ed for Slate arguing that new TLD auction proceeds should be used to grow internet access in Africa. In ICANN, Make a Difference, the pair suggests ...

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RELEASE: OTI Calls on Web Domain Profits to Be Used for Free, Wireless Internet in Africa

November 28, 2012
Washington, DC — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) — which controls the Internet’s best domains such as .com and .org — is set to release hundreds of new, generic domains such as .web or .cars.
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Nach der Us-Wahl: "Die Regierung Versteht Netzwerk-Effekte Nicht" | Heise Newsticker

November 13, 2012

An der bisherigen Bilanz Barack Obamas insgesamt und speziell im Bereich der Kommunikationstechnik, des Urheberrechts und der Netz-Infrastruktur lässt Sascha Meinrath kein gutes Haar. "Was die Obama-Regierung erreicht hat, ist im Vergleich zu ihren ...

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What Sandy Has Taught Us About Technology, Relief and Resilience | Forbes

November 10, 2012

[For more on the power of mesh networks, see this excellent talk by Sascha Meinrath at Personal Democracy Forum this year.] The Red Hook Initiative has been working on such a project with the New America Foundation (NAF)'s Open Technology Institue, ...

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RELEASE: Former FCC Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer to lead New America's Media Policy Initiative

October 11, 2012

Washington, D.C. - The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute (OTI) is pleased to announce Mark Lloyd, former Federal Communications Commission associate general counsel/chief diversity officer, will lead its Media Policy Initiative. 

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