Turnage Lecture to feature a leading thinker who raises questions about business and politics in the Internet age.
Strengthening Democracy: Challenges in a New Media Environment
Sponsored by: Turnage Family Faculty Innovation and Creativity Fund for the Study of Political Communication
March 21, 2013
Keynote speaker: Susan Crawford
7:30 p.m., Yeager Recital Hall
Afternoon panel
"Democracy in a New Media Environment: Issues to Watch"
3:30 p.m., Belk Pavilion, Room 208
Panelists:
- Janna Quitney Anderson, Elon University School of Communications
- David Levine, Elon University School of Law
- Daniel Kreiss, UNC School of Journalism
- Andrew Rens, Duke University
- Chair, Laura Roselle, Department of Political Science, Elon University
Many people have cited the challenges to building and sustaining democratic practices and processes in the United States today. Some have criticized the role of money in the political process – whether in elections or policy development. Others have criticized the lack of interest in political participation, especially among the young, and especially in a media environment in which choosing to ignore politics is relatively easy. Many recognize serious issues associated with transparency and openness. Finally, access to the technology needed to communicate in the US in the 21st century is another important issue. Our expert panel and keynote speaker will raise awareness about the state of political participation in a changing technological and informational environment.
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford is a leading telecommunications policy expert and professor of communications and Internet law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She has held prominent government positions as Special Assistant to President Obama for science, technology and innovation (2009), and served as co-leader of the FCC transition team between the Bush and Obama administrations. Currently, she is a member of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Advisory Council on Technology and Innovation.
Crawford’s new book, Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, examines how the U.S. government allowed a few large companies to dominate the telecommunications industry — diminishing America’s global competitive advantage as other countries surpass the U.S. in broadband speed and price. The current policies, Crawford warns, have created a deep “digital divide,” where stifled competition and high prices prevent one-third of Americans from having internet access, threatening the country’s democratic freedom of information and economic future.
Crawford writes regularly for Bloomberg.com and Wired magazine. She is a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute where she spearheads the Institute’s work on making high-speed internet accessible and affordable for all. Prior to her position at Cardozo law school, Crawford was a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and a visiting professor at Harvard’s Kennedy and Law Schools. Crawford received both her bachelor's degree and law degree from Yale University.
As an academic, Crawford teaches about open government policy, Internet law, and communications law. She was a member of the board of directors of ICANN from 2005-2008 and is the founder of OneWebDay, a global Earth Day for the Internet that takes place each Sept. 22.
She has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology (2009); IP3 Awardee (2010); one of Prospect Magazine’s Top Ten Brains of the Digital Future (2011); and one of Newsweek's 100 Digital Disruptors (2012). She serves on the boards of Public Knowledge and TPRC and as a faculty co-director of the Berkman Center at Harvard.
contact: Laura Roselle, lroselle@elon.edu
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by Dan Anderson, Staff Last Updated - 2/25/2013
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