“The internet is increasingly making us less democratic, more isolated, and more beholden to corporations,” writes communications professor Jessa Lingel in her new book, The Gentrification of the Internet. Today on the show, she joins WORT producer Richelle Wilson for a discussion of how the internet is becoming gentrified, why it matters, and what we […]
Internet Access and the Digital Divide
As with many other social and economic problems, the pandemic has only deepened the digital divide. “Unlike in other wealthy nations, the federal government has imposed no cost controls to make broadband more affordable,” writes Will Carless in a recent article for Reveal. “The result: massive inequality in one of the modern world’s most basic […]
Then end of internet neutrality, as we know it
The FCC is rewriting the rules on who runs the internet, and soon it will be the communication giants. Victor Pickard, Associate Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School of Communication, talks about the battle for media democracy, how the lack of net neutrality will affect you, and whether large internet forces, such as Facebook, […]
This Week’s Roundup: Tax Plan and Net Neutrality
Friday host Esty Dinur speaks with Steve Rosenthal, Senior Fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute, about developments in the new tax plan. She also speaks with Shahid Buttar, Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation about what comes next with net neutrality.
Net Neutrality with Nate Toth
Thursday host Tony Castaneda speaks about net neutrality with Nate Toth, the 2018 Vice Chair of the Madison chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality! What is it? Who controls the internet? Why should you care? Check out this edition of A Public Affair to find out more!
