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Breaking News: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski heeds advice of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy, appoints Internet entrepreneur and journalist to direct agency-wide initiative to explore, implement Commission's recommendations. In a press release (http://bit.ly/1EcDRB), the F...CC directly quoted the Knight Commission Report, "Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age", and announced the appointment of Steven Waldman to direct the bold new initiative on the future of media.Read More
FCC Chairman heeds advice of Knight Commission, appoints Internet leader to explore, implement Commi
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The FCC announced today it is responding to the calls by the Knight Commissionon the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy for "new thinking and aggressive action"by appointing ...
Communications and Society Program More great coverage of the report in Ars Technica. Don't forget to read it and comment at http://report.knightcomm.org.
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The Internet has made it easy to connect with anyone anywhere—but it's still tough to know what's going on down the block, in local schools, or at City Hall. One foundation has a plan to change this.
Communications and Society Program Great article in San Jose Mercury News about our report (http://report.knightcomm.org/)
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Communications and Society Program New York Times/AP Coverage of "Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age" (http://report.knightcomm.org/)
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.
Communications and Society Program Last Friday's Knight Commission Report launch at the Newseum has generated widespread discussion on Twitter (#knightcomm), in the blogsophere and in the press. You can read and discuss the report at http://report.knightcomm.org. Here is C-Span's coverage:
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The Knight Commission releases its report Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. We invite you to view the live stream webcast and engage in an online chat beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 2, at www.knightcomm.org. Commission co-ch...airs, Marissa Mayer and Theodore B. Olson, along with Knight Foundation president, Alberto Ibargüen, and the full Commission will present the report to Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the FCC, Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, and others.Read More
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The Knight Commission releases its reportInforming Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Newseum in Washington, DC. While this event is at full capacity, the Newseum will live stream the event beginning at 9:30 a.m. ...
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Tomorrow is the 4th annual Aspen Institute Symposium on Critical Issues in Journalism at the U.S. State Department. 150 foreign journalists will attend this year's symposium, which features a conversation with Bob Woodward and two panels of American journalists on the topics of Foreign Affairs Coverage in the US, Socia...l Media and the New News Ecosystem. Read more: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id
Communications and Society Program Day two of FOCAS has begun. Don't forget to tune in @ http://www.aspeninstitute.tv and join in the discussion. Twitter tag is #focas09.
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Communications and Society Program Watch leaders discuss the future of the journalism. The 2009 FOCAS, Of the Press: Models for Preserving American Journalism, begins today! For the schedule and list of participants, go to http://www.aspeninstitute.org/FOCAS. Watch LIVE coverage at http://www.aspeninstitute.tv.
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The Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) is a forum for ongoing dialogue to explore the societal impact of the digital revolution and to develop strategies for how the new communications and information technologies can be employed for the greater benefit of everyone in society. ...
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FOCAS participant Craig Newmark blogs about the upcoming event on Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newm
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Next week, I visit a program where the theme is Models for Preserving American Journalism. News organizations that thrive in the future will be the most trustworthy ones.
Communications and Society Program Watch the 2009 Forum on Communications and Society live! This year's FOCAS, Of the Press: Models for Preserving American Journalism, will be streamed live at http://www.aspeninstitute.tv starting at 10:45 am eastern time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug 17-19). Tune in and join the discussion.
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Communications and Society Program New Publication from the Communications and Society Program
Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing: The next-generation Internet's impact on business, governanc
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Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing: The next-generation Internet’s impact on business, governance and social interaction examines the migration of information, software and identity into the Cloud ...
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A national study on the information needs of communities in a democracy needs your help.
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Kevin Martin, now a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute, talks with Steve Pearlstein about how special interests, including cable companies, hurt consumer interests and uphold the status qou at the Federal Communication Commission.
PBS Engage is partnering with the Knight Commission to seek public input and offer an interactive experience at http://www.pbs.org/engage/publicinput from Tuesday, April 21 to Friday, May 8, 2009...
