Bruce A. Johnson

A 1981 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Bruce A. Johnson got his first job in broadcast television at WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, FL. While there, he rose through the ranks from teleprompter operator to videographer, editor, producer and director of many different types of programming. It was in the early 1980's that he bought his first computer - a Timex/Sinclair 1000 - a device he hated so much, he promptly exchanged it for an Atari 400. But the bug had bitten hard.

In 1987, Johnson joined Wisconsin Public Television in Madison as a videographer/editor, and still works there to the present day. His responsibilities have grown, however, and now include research and presentations on the issues surrounding the digital television transition, new consumer technology and the use of public television spectrum in homeland security. He freelances through his company Painted Post MultiMedia, and has written extensively for magazines including DV and Studio Monthly.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Take A Deep Breath

Is Network Neutrality Saved?

President-Elect Barack Obama has nominated an old Harvard classmate to be the new chairman of the FCC.  Julius Genachowski has a pretty deep background in the Internet, as this biography on Wikipedia points out.  He is described as a strong proponent of network neutrality, the essential nut of which is that Internet service providers cannot favor one type of traffic over another - for example, Comcast can’t slow down Google packets while allowing others to travel unimpeded. 

Reporting of the Genachowski appointment hasn’t been all skittles and beer, though.  ZDNet is sounding a much more cautious tone, seemingly based on the fact that there really isn’t too much detailed information about Genachowski out there.  He has experience in the big media space, working at Barry Diller’s InterActive Corp., which at times has enveloped companies like Ticketmaster, Home Shopping Network,  Match.Com, CollegeHumor, 23/6, and dozens of others. 

But it is his stance on net neutrality that should most interest the PVC crowd.  What if you find that you finish your masterpiece video, upload it to some distribution site, and then find that it can’t be seen by anyone on RoadRunner?  Or Charter?  Or AT&T?  Let’s hope that a Genachowski FCC can make unequivocal, long-lasting rules to keep the free flow of the Internet free for years to come.

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