News of the Week; April 8, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS SLAPP Suit Filed Against Fox News Over Awful & Dangerous COVID-19 Coverage TV stations don’t have to correct Trump’s COVID-19 statements, FCC says Ex-FCC Staffer Says FCC Authority Given Up In Net Neutrality Repeal Sure Would Prove Handy In A Crisis How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory tore through the internet: From an interview […]
What Will Upcoming Elections Look Like?
Like everything else in the world, the (at least short-term) future of elections has been significantly shook by COVID-19. Alaska and Wyoming have shifted their primary and caucus, respectively, to be entirely by mail. South Korea has mandated all voters wear gloves and masks, get their temperature checked, and be “sprayed with hand sanitizer” before […]
Could COVID-19 Finally Spell the End of the Movie Theater? And What Does That Mean for Netflix?
Following up on Tristan’s post from a few days ago, it seems that one person’s crisis is another’s opportunity. As Netflix seems to be outperforming the market (at least in the short term), brick and mortar movie theatres seem to be looking into the face of oblivion. Already struggling to remain relevant in a world […]
5G Network and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Let’s face it: the human race has become entirely dependent on our various internet devices. My days recently have consisted of going on my smart phone to read the news, going on my laptop to do schoolwork and “attend class”, watching Netflix on my smart TV, going for a run and tracking it with my […]
Defining Essential Communications Services Further Entrenches Who is the Media and Who Isn’t
After the government of Ontario announced that it would shut down all non-essential workplaces as part of the effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, it became necessary to define which workplaces were and were not “essential”. On March 25th the government of Ontario released its official list of essential workplaces. Included were […]
Netflix. Pandemic-Recession Proof?
On March 16, Netflix Stock closed at $298.84. The same day the S&P500 Index closed at 2,368.13 – down almost 400 from the previous day close. Tough day for the economy. But, if we look today – a different story is painted. Netflix opened at $376; the S&P at a meager $2,498.08. Markets up ~5%; […]
News of the Week; April 1, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Video Streaming to TVs Soared 85% in U.S. in First Three Weeks of March, Nielsen Says Broadband speeds fall in dozens of big US cities during pandemic Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump Media’s Coronavirus Distortion – Hannity, Limbaugh & other commentators turned a pandemic into a battle of us vs. them – the battle President […]
Freedom of Speech During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The rise of the Internet and the advent of social media has highlighted the need to regulate these open forums whilst balancing the right of freedom of speech. As evidenced by the 2016 US election, although social media can provide an excellent platform for the dissemination of a plurality of ideas and information, it can […]
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