September 9

A project of the Aspen Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy

Commission Meeting Agenda

Mountain View, California · September 9, 2008

Third Knight Commission Meeting
Google Headquarters, Tunis Room, Building 43, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway,
Mountain View, CA

Webcast: Introduction and Presentation I
Webcast: Presentation II
Webcast: Presentation III
Webcast: Commission Deliberation


Executive Summary

Meeting Minutes

8:30-9:00 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, “Housekeeping” Matters


9:00-10:15 Presentation on Spectrum Issues and Consideration of Broadband Access Issue


10:15-10:30 Break


10:30-12:00 Presentations by Google experts on “democratic technologies” and business models


12:00-1:00 Lunch


1:00-1:45 Communities and Information Flow Presentation


Sandra Ball-Rokeach
, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, USC Annenberg School of Communication; Director, Communication Technology and Community Program; and Principal Investigator, Metamorphosis Project


1:45-3:15 Discussion of presentation and deliberation on defining “community information needs”


3:15-3:30 Break


3:30-5:00 Commission Deliberations: Defining the “fact-based information gathering” that needs enhanced support