CIN Research Design Raises Questions From All Three Commenters

摘要

The proposed design of research into the critical information needs (CIN) raised concerns amongnall three commenters on the CIN work on new and old media alike. A dozen nonprofits including the umbrellanorganization Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAB and five communicationsnacademics from Howard University raised different issues with the research design. Comments on a Maynpublic notice from the FCC Office of Communications Business Opportunities were posted Tuesday andnWednesday in docket 12-30 (http://bit.ly/14IvBuD). The possible barriers-to-entry studies OCBO askednabout, which would cost about $1 million (CD May 29 p2), could be used for making decisions about medianownership rules and some said would be required under the Adarand Supreme Court precedent if thencommission ever targets relief to women, minority and/or other groups.