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C-SPAN - The Communicators

C-SPAN - The  Communicators

C-SPAN - The Communicators

"The Communicators" is C-SPAN's new weekly series featuring a half-hour interview with the people who shape our digital future. The Communicators airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET and Monday on C-SPAN2 at 8am and 8pm ET.

FCC Cmsnr. Meredith Attwell Baker

Meredith Attwell Baker, the newly appointed Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission joins the Communicators to discuss the latest issues confronting the FCC.
1 week ago

FCC Chair Genachowski on Regulating the Internet

In his first appearance on ''The Communicators,'' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski discusses efforts on formalizing rules on net neutrality and the expansion of broadband in the United States.
2 weeks ago

Interviews From the Gov 2.0 Summit

he Communicators speaks to attendees at the first ever Gov. 2.0 Summit in September. Co-Chairman Tim O'Reilly talks about the use of technology to help give access to information about government. Also, catch interwith the founders of Twitter, Craigslist ...
3 weeks ago

NBC Responds to Copyright & Piracy Issues

Rick Cotton, General Counsel for NBC Universal, joins the Communicators to discuss how the company approaches copyright protection and domestic & international piracy.
1 month ago

Joe Uva, President and CEO of Univision

Joe Uva, President and CEO of Univision, joins the Communicators to relate the business and policy issues facing the Spanish language network. He is joined by Amy Maclean, the Editor-in-Chief of CableFAX.
1 month ago

Interviews on the FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal

The Communicators hears perspectives from FCC Chair Genachowski and other members of Congress on new rules that would affect the way information moves over the internet.
2 months ago

Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra

CTO Chopra relates how the Obama Administration wants to use technology to improve transparency in government actions. He is joined by guest host Cecilia Kang, a reporter at The Washington Post
2 months ago

Interviews from the Gov 2.0 Summit

The Communicators features several interfrom the first ever Gov 2.0 Summit, bringing together leaders from the private, public and government sector to find better ways of dispensing information.
2 months ago

Debate on Royalties Legislation

Two perspectives supporting and opposing the Performers Royalty Act explain their positions. Steve Newberry represents radio broadcasters who oppose the effort and Duke Fakir, an original member of ''The Four Tops,'' supports the bill. The legislation ...
2 months ago

Industry Insiders React to FCC's Net Neutrality Proposals

Industry insiders give two perspectives on recently announced net neutrality proposals by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Chris Guttman-McCabe is with The Wireless Association and Ben Scott is with the public advocacy group Free Press.
3 months ago

Chris Schroeder, HealthCentral Network, CEO

Chris Schroeder, CEO of HealthCentral Network, shares his experiences launching the internet-based company with a focus health care. He also discusses the increased use of technology in the health care industry.
3 months ago

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) shows Communicators how he uses various pieces of technology and social media to inform their constituents about congressional issues. This is the half in a two-part series focusing on how members of Congress use new media.
3 months ago

Reporter Roundtable on Telecommunications & Technology Issues

Three reporters, Kim Hart, The Hill, Fawn Johnson, Dow Jones & Anderew Noyes, Congress Daily, discuss significant telecommunications and technology issues in the upcoming session of Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission.
3 months ago

Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)

The Communicators visited the office of Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) who showed us how sites like Facebook and Twitter help him stay in contact with his district.
08/29/09

Alan Merten, GMU, President

Alan Merten, President of George Mason University, talks about higher education's role in training the next generation of information technology professionals.
08/22/09

Ellen Miller, Sunlight Foundation, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Ellen Miller of The Sunlight Foundation, joins us for a discussion on how they use the Internet to provide transparency in the workings of government.
08/15/09

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell (R)

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner McDowell discusses the changes at the FCC and its efforts to bring more transparency to the agency. He also explains the Commission's role in expanding broadband in the United States.
08/08/09

David Cohen, Comcast Corporation, Executive Vice President

Comcast Corp.'s David Cohen joins us for a discussion on a new FCC and the future of broadband in the U.S. Cohen, the executive Vice President, also details changes in the company's public policy strategy.
08/01/09

Interviews from the Digital Media Conference

Bill Bradford of Fox Digital Media and Neil Budde of DailyMe are among the attendees of the Digital Media Conference in Northern Virginia.The Communicators visited the conference, which features leaders in new media.
07/25/09