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March 1, 2010 Krista L. Witanowski
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Email: krista.witanowski@fcc.gov
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR ITS WORKSHOP ON THE FUTURE OF MEDIA & 
INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES:
SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Washington, D.C. -- As part of its project on the Future of Media and the Information Needs of 
Communities, the Federal Communications Commission will hold a workshop on March 4, 
2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room, entitled “Serving the 
Public Interest in the Digital Era.” The workshop will focus on:
o A brief history and overview of policies involving “public interest” requirements for 
commercial media and telecommunications companies;
o The state of local commercial broadcast TV and radio news and information; and
o The impact of media convergence and the emergence of the Internet, mobile 
technologies, and digital media on media policy.
This workshop will focus on commercial media. There will likely be another separate workshop 
on the role of noncommercial media. (See Press Release dated February 12, 2010). The 
workshop is open to the public, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.  It will 
also be broadcast live over the Internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.  
Questions from the Internet audience can be submitted throughout the course of the workshop 
via e-mail to FutureofMedia@fcc.gov and via Twitter using the hash tag #FOMwkshop.
Agenda and Panelists
(All times EST)
10:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks 
Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, 
(Moderator)
Michael J. Copps, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
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11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion I:  A Brief History and Overview of the “Public Interest” in 
Media Policymaking 
Paul Starr, Professor of Communications and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson 
School, Princeton University
Henry Geller, U.S. Telecommunications Legal Expert and Former FCC General 
Counsel
Robert Ratcliffe, Deputy Chief, Media Bureau, FCC 
12:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion II: Traditional Media - Local Television and Radio Public 
Interest Obligations 
Angela Campbell, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Public 
Representation, Georgetown University
Barbara Cochran, President Emeritus, Radio Television Digital News 
Association 
Jerald N. Fritz, Senior Vice President, Allbritton Communications 
Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology, New York University 
Jane Mago, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Association 
of Broadcasters 
Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in 
Journalism
Andrew J.  Schwartzman, President and CEO, Media Access Project
3:00 p.m. Break
3:10 p.m. Panel Discussion III: Policy Implications of Convergence and the Digital 
Transformation 
Daniel L. Brenner, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP; Adjunct Professor, 
Georgetown Law School
Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, CTIA-The 
Wireless Association 
Jeff Jarvis, Associate Professor, Director of the Interactive Program, CUNY 
Graduate School of Journalism 
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Srinandan Kasi, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Associated Press 
Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press 
Adam Thierer, President and Director, Center for Media and Digital Freedom, 
The Progress & Freedom Foundation 
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
Open captioning of the forum will be provided.  Other reasonable accommodations for people 
with disabilities are available upon request, which should include a description of the needed 
accommodation and return contact information, should the staff processing the request require 
additional information.  Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.  
Requests should be submitted by e-mail, to fcc504@fcc.gov by calling the Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
For further information, contact Krista Witanowski, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2449.  
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