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Gen Y’s role in net neutrality debate

March 23, 2011 by

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Net neutrality has been described as the most important free speech issue of our time. Yet many people, including Gen Y, aren’t exactly sure what it is.

To help diffuse the confusion about this complex issue, our guest today is Dr. Tracy Mitrano, director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Programs at Cornell University.

In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, Tracy talks about the need for all generations to engage in a serious, robust debate on net neutrality, an issue that will have lasting implications on how we approach our economy, politics, culture, and law. She also points out how Gen Y in particular can help move the discussion past pre-conceived notions about government and business to create policy that benefits everyone.
More about Tracy Mitrano
Tracy Mitrano is the director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Programs at Cornell University.  Currently she is on the board of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, co-chairs the Hawkins Leadership Roundtable for EDUCAUSE, is on the Tompkins County Broadband Committee and the Cornell Daily Sun, the independently run student newspaper at Cornell University. And this summer, Tracy will teach her sixth version of “Culture, Law and Politics of the Internet” in the Cornell Summer College.

A graduate and faculty member of the Frye Institute, Tracy served as faculty for EDUCAUSE’s Seminars on Academic Computing, the Executive Leadership Institute and the Leadership Institute, and was a member of the EDUCAUSE Board from 2006-2010.  She served as a member of the InCommon Steering Committee for two terms, from 2004-2010, and has been a frequent speaker on the subjects of Internet national and institutional policy, electronic surveillance and government regulation, social networking and privacy. Tracy has a doctorate in American Women’s History from Binghamton University and a law degree from Cornell Law School.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.