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Measuring the Information Health of American Cities

Posted by Amy Garmer on Jun 07, 2010 in Blog, Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Featured, Local Journalism, Open Government, Public Service Media

Since the release of the report of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy, we’ve seen efforts in communities across the country to take stock of their unique information needs and assets. One of the great things about these case studies is that they are bringing a discussion that has [...]

Close-up on Seattle: Local Blogs and Community Collaboration

Posted by Amy Garmer on May 12, 2010 in Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Featured, Local Journalism, Open Government, Public Service Media, Spotlight, Universal Broadband

We’ve just published our first two information ecology case studies, which take a close look at the local conditions in Seattle and Scranton. When we started investigating these media ecosystems, we used the Knight Commission Report, “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age,” as our guide.

Of the Press: Models for Transforming American Journalism

Posted by KnightComm on Apr 30, 2010 in Featured, Local Journalism, Spotlight

KnightComm is pleased to provide an advance download of the Aspen Institute Communication and Society Program’s publication, Of the Press: Models for Transforming American Journalism. The report addresses a critical aspect of the Knight Commission’s deliberations: the need to develop innovative business models for “sustainable, meaningful, local journalism”. It is written by Michael R. Fancher, [...]

Read the Report and Comment

Posted by KnightComm on Apr 07, 2010 in Featured

The time has come for new thinking and aggressive action to ensure the information opportunities of America’s people, the information health of its communities, and the information vitality of our democracy. Information technology is changing our lives in ways that we cannot easily foresee.

How ‘healthy’ is Scranton’s news and information system?

Posted by NewAmerica.net Blog Posts on Mar 12, 2010 in Civic Engagement, Featured, Local Journalism, Public Service Media, Spotlight

Scranton, PA – One of the tests for an informed public advanced by the Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy is: Does the community have at least one high-quality online hub? Until 2009, the newspaper of record here avoided the drastic cuts already underway or completed in other metro area, and each of the three major commercial television networks aired local news.