From the paper. "In this paper we consider reforms and innovations in
spectrum policy that would enable and sustain an expanded public media to
better support quality news, journalism, education, arts, and civic information
in the 21st century. The Internet has remade the landscape of free expression,
access to news and information, and media production. Thus, we are well past
the moment when spectrum allocated to broadcasting could be considered as
distinct from that allocated to wireless broadband networks. Such networks serve
as primary channels for access to news and information, increasingly edging out
over-the-air broadcasting as the essential infrastructure for media
distribution." Read more
See also
Lennett, Benjamin. and Tom Glaisyer."Building a Multi-Platform Media For—And By—The Public." Columbia Journalism Review, June 21, 2012.