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Manintaining the National Commitment to Open Networks
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy stated in its report, Informing Communities, that a national commitment to an open Internet is an important element of...
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A Sensible Approach to Universal Broadband
The Knight Commission recognized that for there to be healthy news communities, all Americans need access to diverse sources of news and information. In the future, that means that all Americans will...
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The Community Information Toolkit, Version 1.0
At the 2011 Media Learning Seminar, an annual gathering hosted by the Knight Foundation, hundreds of community foundation leaders and journalism and technology experts previewed the beta version of the...
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National Broadband Plan: A Quartet for an Anniversary
A Quartet for an Anniversary by Blair Levin Blair Levin is the Communications and Society Fellow at the Aspen Institute and author of Universal Broadband: Targeting Investments to Deliver Broadband...
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New Online Hub for Digital Literacy Debuts
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the launch of a new government initiative aimed at promoting digital literacy resources and collaboration. The federal Digital Literacy Initiative...
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FCC Releases Knight Commission-inspired Report on Information Needs
Click to download PDF Today the FCC released the findings of its inquiry into the Future of Media, a project begun in early 2010 in response to the Knight Commission. In a report over 450 pages long,...
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Journalists and Librarians Finding Common Ground
What can journalists and libraries do to create opportunities for local news and civic engagement? Leading-edge thinkers in both fields have come together recently in several different venues to...
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In the digital age, technological, economic and behavioral changes are dramatically altering how Americans communicate. Information is more fragmented. Communications systems no longer run along the...
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Progress Announced on Key Recommendations of “Information Needs of...
Two years ago this week, the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its Informing Communities report, which has served as a catalyst for a broader national...
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FCC’s Public-Private Broadband Initiative Emphasizes Adoption, Digital Literacy
Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce a national public-private partnership program designed to increase broadband adoption, elevate digital literacy and assist Americans in searching...
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Assessing Community Information Needs: A Practical Guide
Free flowing news and information is essential to the health of democratic communities, but not all information environments are equally effective at meeting community information needs. What can a...
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Thierer: Thinking about the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism
Adam Thierer Adam Thierer’s most recent op-ed (“Thinking about the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism”) in his Technologies of Freedom column on Forbes.com is worthy of note– and not just...
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Adam Thierer: Thinking about the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism
Adam Thierer By Adam Thierer, “Thinking about the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism,” Forbes.com, December 4, 2011 When it comes to the state of our deliberative democracy, here’s one...
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Implementing the Recommendations of the Knight Commission
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age” in 2009 with 15 recommendations to...
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Information Stories tell of personal stakes in healthy info communities
“What’s at stake when local news and information flow doesn’t serve all members of a community equally well? How can people respond?” These questions lie at the heart of Information Stories, a riveting...
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