Asking of the news media . As someone with a journalism degree, i get a little chill up my spine. Does it have any effect on the media that the regulatory body is even asking these questions . How does it help you fulfill your section 257 mandate on which it is predicated . I think this goes back to the root of the discussion we were having a moment ago about making sure the public understands what is going on. The 257 requirement mandates lowering barriers to access to media for minorities, women, small business, and other identified groups. In order to make that kind of a judgment you have to have facts. In order to have facts, you do studies. What we did, there was a study that has been proposed by a Consulting Firm that we were working with. We put that out for Public Notice to exactly get the kind of input you are suggesting. But it is not, and this is not an effort to influence the media. I will interrupt you for a second. When some of the questions of media personnel include, wh
For more information about the National Press club please visit our website to donate to programs offered to the public through our National Program Journalism Institute visit press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide i would like to welcome our speaker and udience. Id like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences. You can follow the action on lunch. Using the m. P. C. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would ask each of you to stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right william wilkins, he road information program. Vice president of Global Communications and public policy. Allison fitzgerald finances and vestigative reporter john hughs editor at bloomberg first word and the treasure of the National Press club. Michael lindenberger washington correspondent for the dallas morning news. And tim National Reporter covering business and International Trade for the ashington times. [applause]. Our guest today rocked the auto world last week when he annou
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It did not get hit. It took a different path. It hit the bahamas very hard. We are working with the government of the bahamas at their request. We have a lot of people helping and most importantly the United States coast guards which has done so incredibly well in texas and florida and puerto rico. Admiral, if you can say a few words about that . We are ready domestically here from florida to the carolinas part of the dhs theme. In the bahamas, it has been k challenging. Flight crews got in there. We rescued 50 folks to date. We are just started to get the site picture of freeport. Today well have a fuller picture. Thats the region where dorian just pounded the region. We expect the impact will be severe, we are rendering life saving support here. Providing urgent support or air marine counter parts and well see where this evolves in the next 24 hours. And even from puerto rico to areas thatll definitely get hit if you look at North Carolina and South Carolina and georgia. We are in so