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Federal Communications Commission

News Media Information 202 / 418-0500

445 12th Street, S.W.

Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

Washington, D. C. 20554

TTY: 1-888-835-5322

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).

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

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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-

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