On this morning’s 10am edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, I’ll interview Emmy-winning correspondent and 25-year producer for PBS’ Frontline Martin Smith about his new PBS documentary “The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.”
The film coincides with the one-year anniversary of the brutal murder of the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. It examines the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to power, as well as his ties to the murder, handling of dissent, and relationship with the Trump administration. You can watch the two-hour documentary on PBS.
I’ll also discuss this Tuesday’s D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision which reaffirmed the Trump administration’s repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules. These rules were meant to ensure we can all access content and applications on the web regardless of the source. Joining me will be April Glaser, a Slate technology writer and co-hosts the podcast “If Then” who will help unpack the ruling and how it will affect the internet going forward.
You can stream it live at 10am today or listen to 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area. Call 866-798-TALK with questions or comments!
Net neutrality rules are designed to prevent internet service providers like Verizon and Comcast from discriminating against websites and apps based on content or rate structures. The Obama Administration enshrined these rules in regulation back in 2015, but a Republican-led Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal them in December.
Tonight on City Visions we’ll discuss the future of net neutrality rules at the local, state and federal level and how it may impact a region like the San Francisco Bay Area. Specifically, what impact would repeal have on the digital economy? How are Bay Area cities, Silicon Valley, and state government responding? And what will the rule change mean for your internet service?
Joining me to discuss:
- Joanne Hovis, President of CTC Technology & Energy; CEO of the Coalition for Local Internet Choice
- Corynne McSherry, Legal Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Alex Menendez, Partner and Owner of Monkeybrains.net
As always, please call or email with your questions. You can tune in live on KALW 91.7 FM or stream starting at 7pm. Hope to hear from you on the air!
