What Could Biden Do for Media? What Should Biden Do for Media?

Just think about some of the things that showed up in the virtual Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month amp8230 5G capable according to Verizon of any million devices connected within any covered one square kilometer with a few devices clocking in at 310 miles per hour amp8230 bots for everything amp8230 more machines for thinkingmonitoring amp8230 electric vertical takeofflanding vehicles from GM amp8230 carwide dashboard screens amp8230 smart masks for every possible lockdown amp8230 touchless everything amp8230 biometric everything amp8230 too many drones amp8230 a 3k connected smart dog door amp8230 solar powered connected cars and so onMeanwhile today there are three communication stages to consider 1 connected or digital 2 misconnected or with limited connections all pretty much echoing one another as in CNN39s Jake Tapper39s allusion to the feedback loop of quotMAGA mediaquot and 3 disconnected or bewildered Put 39em together and you39ve got quotmediaquot writ largeInteracting with these various media are two types of consumers digital and not digital Media writ large encompasses all of the aboveAnd now looming over all of this is the shadow of former Federal Contusion Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and his hobbyhorse that just won39t go away Net NeutralityExcept today it39s Internetwork Neutrality aka Net Neut on steroids Joining this of course is the pesky persistence of the digital divideExpect both of these to get top billing on a BidenDemocratic quotFCC ToDoquot listOne of the first things likely to be jettisoned via this list is the laissez faire handsoff deregulation championed by another former chairman the recently retired Ajit Pai While we39re on the subject of FCC chairs I39d say put your money on current Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel moving up to the top seatBut back to our big media The reality is that the extraordinarily dominating fringe business entities once known as the FAANG gang are now full fledged players in media With their advertising and internet infrastructure distribution activities they39ve morphed into an integral part of the media landscape Which in turn makes them subject to the FCC regulatory reachIn short look for all things media to get very very interesting And distinctly not easy With only 49 of Washington PostABC poll respondents confident in the new President39s decisionmaking the new President and his teams have their work cut out for themOne of their first jobs is a doozy Finding a way to reach the MAGA world Our current divide into a realitybased constituency and a MAGA constituency is truly frightening And it raises the question of whether misinformation itself should be on the table for regulation Which takes us back to the FAANG gang and all those sticky questions surrounding the 1st Amendment if at allRandom NotesOf course I39m aware there are more immediate needs in America today amp8230 and tomorrowamp160 This column is about when and if the new Administration has the time and resources to even pay attention to the media per seInteresting item in The Washington Post 011821 notes that research firm Zignal Labs reports misinformation activities dropped 73 postTrumpClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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