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  • It’s Time for a National Commitment to Digital Literacy

    Having a computer in the home is widely considered a starting point for improving kids' educational opportunities and learning environment today. Renee Hobbs points out in this recent op-ed in the Philadelphia …
  • FOCAS 2010 aims to advance Knight Commission Recommendations

    FOCAS 2010 aims to advance Knight Commission Recommendations

    The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, with Senior Sponsorship from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, presents this year’s Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS), to be held August 15-18, …
  • Reinventing American Education Via Broadband

    Reinventing American Education Via Broadband

    For the sake of our children, and for the competitiveness of the nation, America ought to be aggressively developing a new category of educational content, delivered using high-speed Internet access. Unfortunately, America is …
  • Changing Hearts and Minds on Universal Broadband

    Changing Hearts and Minds on Universal Broadband

    The New York Times recently ran an article (”High Speed for the Sparsely Wired,” July 9, 2010) reminding us that the September 30th deadline for awarding broadband stimulus grants is approaching. The Times article …

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  • Room on the Dial: Group Wants Community Radio in Scranton

    Room on the Dial: Group Wants Community Radio in Scranton

    Scranton, Pa. — The FCC has granted Scranton a grassroots opportunity. Armed with a temporary radio construction permit and guided by the Prometheus Radio Project, local non-profit organization Community Radio Collective, Inc. plans …
  • Mike Fancher: Contemplating the Future of Local Journalism

    Mike Fancher: Contemplating the Future of Local Journalism

    As part of the ongoing work to promote the Knight Commission’s vision for healthy, informed communities, the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program has commissioned a series of policy papers to detail specific steps for implementing the Commission’s 15 recommendations. The research and writing …
  • Public Media Corps: Now in BETA!

    Public Media Corps: Now in BETA!

    While home broadband adoption continues to rise, with an average of well over 60% of Americans having high-speed internet available in their homes, African Americans, Latinos and people in low-income communities continue to …
  • Charlie Firestone: The Pixelization of Journalism

    Charlie Firestone: The Pixelization of Journalism

    The journalism industry is in turmoil. The digital revolution has hit content providers of all kinds, changing their business models and in some cases altering the nature of the underlying content itself. Music …

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  • NPR’s Argo Project to Boost Local Journalism

    NPR’s Argo Project to Boost Local Journalism

    Ever since last October's influential Knight Commission report, station-based news projects have been experimenting increasingly with cross-platform collaboration. In fact, the Argo Project -- if it is even marginally successful --- seeks to …
  • Survey tells two tales about feds’ social media use

    Survey tells two tales about feds’ social media use

    Social media applications for government are becoming more popular, but significant numbers of federal employees and agencies are not making use of those tools, according to a new Market Connections Inc. research survey …
  • McLaughlin: Government Secrecy Worsens Info Divide

    McLaughlin: Government Secrecy Worsens Info Divide

    Today, particularly on the Web, openness is supposed to be the watchword when it comes to communication. But, oddly enough, rules that govern much of our information currency are being written by regulatory …
  • Google to FTC: Business Problems Need Business Solutions

    Google to FTC: Business Problems Need Business Solutions

    Google works closely with publishers to find business solutions so journalism can thrive online, and we’re optimistic about the news industry’s future. But we strongly disagree with a number of policy recommendations set …