New NAB Chief LeGeyt Targets Big Tech as Threat to Local Journalism

New NAB President Curtis LeGeyt took aim at tech companies in his first blog post from the top seat. “With their dominance of the online advertising marketplace and opaque use of algorithms, Big Tech giants are threatening Americans’ access to quality local journalism,” he wrote Thursday. LeGeyt said broadcasters need “a level playing field” to compete for ad dollars with tech companies and to be compensated when broadcast content is accessed through online platforms. Congress and the FCC should enact policies to preserve broadcasting as a source of more reliable journalism than “the misinformation running rampant on social media,” LeGeyt said.