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Gauging Community News and Information Needs

Posted by Amy Garmer on Mar 04, 2010 in Civic Engagement, Ideas and Issues, Local Journalism

Jessica Durkin, New America Foundation Fellow

New America Foundation will host a public forum in Scranton, Pennsylvania tonight for residents to discuss ways to boost the flow of local news and information, increase citizen engagement, and improve access to high-quality information. The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy and its report, Informing Communities, will guide the discussion, Informing Scranton: Gauging Community News and Information Needs. New America Foundation Fellow Jessica Durkin, a Scranton resident and former newspaper reporter, will be the presenter. The event will take place at the University of Scranton’s DeNaples Center, McIlhenny Ballroom, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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