NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: September 27, 2011 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506 Email: neil.grace@fcc.gov ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI AND COMMISSIONER MICHAEL COPPS TO ATTEND EVENT ON “THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES” IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA Washington, DC – On October 3, 2011, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will attend a field event on the recommendations of the recently released staff-level report on the current state of the media landscape. The report, titled “Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age” was delivered to the FCC in June 2011. The report describes tremendous innovation in the media landscape but also identifies critical gaps, including a shortage of local news reporting. The report also offers recommendations for government, nonprofit players and entrepreneurs. At this event, Chairman Genachowski and Commissioner Copps will hear from journalists, academics, businesses, and the public about innovating and strengthening news and information-gathering and reporting to meet citizen needs. To read the report, visit www.fcc.gov/infoneedsreport. WHEN: Monday, October 3, 2011 9:00AM-11:30AM Pacific Time WHO: Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Michael J. Copps, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Steven Waldman, Chair, FCC Working Group on the Information Needs of Communities William Lake, Chief of FCC Media Bureau PANELISTS: Jonathan Blake, Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling, LLC, on behalf of Barrington, Belo, Dispatch, Gannett, Hearst, Post-Newsweek, and Raycom Susan Crawford, Professor, Cardozo Law School Kevin Davis, CEO and Executive Director, Investigative News Network Greg Dawson, Vice President of News, NBC7 San Diego Leonard Downie, Jr., Weil Family Professor of Journalism, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University Paul Giguere, President and CEO, National Association of Public Affairs Networks Retha Hill, Executive Director of the New Media Innovation Lab, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University Jason Klein, President and CEO, Newspaper National Network Craig Parshall, SVP and General Counsel, National Religious Broadcasters Nicol Turner Lee, Vice President and Director, Media and Technology Institute for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Laura Walker, President and CEO, New York Public Radio (WNYC) Coriell Wright, Policy Counsel, Free Press WHERE: Arizona State University Floor 6, Channel Eight, Arizona PBS Studio A Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication 555 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004 ONLINE: The event will be webcast on www.fcc.gov/live. Audience members watching online may submit questions to panelists by e-mailing livequestions@fcc.gov or on Twitter using the hashtag #FCCLIVE. MEDIA: For media inquiries, please contact FCC Press Secretary Neil Grace at neil.grace@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0506. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please e-mail fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202- 418-0432 (TTY) with your contact information, should FCC staff need to contact you, and a detailed description of the accommodation you require. Requests should be made as early as possible, as last minute requests may be impossible to fulfill. -FCC-