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Delaware Gets First State-Focused Public Radio Station
A first for the state known as “The First State”: Delaware will soon have its first ever Delaware-focused public radio station, WDDE-FM 91.1. The nonprofit Delaware First Media company owns the station, which … -
Amplify accountability, technology to boost open government
What open government needs to look like in the coming decade and beyond involves at least three core considerations: 1) inclusive dialog around potential changes to laws on open records and open meetings; … -
2012 Media Learning Seminar Starts Today
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar kicks off today at 10:00 am eastern. The MLS is designed for community-focused funders to explore the latest trends in investing … -
New Round of Knight Community Information Challenge Now Open
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today opened a new round of funding for the Knight Community Information Challenge. The challenge provides matching grants to community foundations seeking to fund news …
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Hobbs: Info literacy must be a community education movement
Renee Hobbs, national expert on digital and media literacy who leads the Media Education Lab founded at Temple University, this month took the helm of the new Harrington School of Communication and Media … -
Assessing Community Information Needs: A Practical Guide
Free flowing news and information is essential to the health of democratic communities, but not all information environments are equally effective at meeting community information needs. What can a community do to measure … -
FCC Releases Knight Commission-inspired Report on Information Needs
Today the FCC released the findings of its inquiry into the Future of Media, a project begun in early 2010 in response to the Knight Commission. In a report over 450 pages long, … -
The Community Information Toolkit, Version 1.0
At the 2011 Media Learning Seminar, an annual gathering hosted by the Knight Foundation, hundreds of community foundation leaders and journalism and technology experts previewed the beta version of the Community Information Toolkit, …
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Adam Thierer: Thinking about the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism
Democracy can likely get by with less information and civic engagement than some suggest. But that doesn't mean we can get by without any. … -
Mike Fancher: A Tipping Point for Journalism
Journalism must be re-imagined for a networked world in which people use technology for themselves to do things they once relied on journalists to do for them. … -
Nicol Turner-Lee: Mayor Emanuel Must Shed Old Paradigms for True Transparency Reform
If Mayor Emanuel wishes to foster a more transparent Chicago, he must not only continue the release of city data, but ensure that it is put to creative uses that serve the public. … -
Peter Levine: Creating good citizens
Teenagers become good citizens--and improve their schools and communities--when they are given the chance to contribute …
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Six Strategies for More Open and Participatory Government
Americans are demanding more transparency and accountability from their governments at all levels, goals that are easier to achieve when governments have made a commitment to operating transparently and making public information truly … -
Assessing Community Information Needs: A Practical Guide
Free flowing news and information is essential to the health of democratic communities, but not all information environments are equally effective at meeting community information needs. What can a community do to measure … -
Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World, a new policy paper by Michael R. Fancher, identifies five strategic areas and specific ideas for promoting experimentation, collaboration and public engagement that are critical … -
Implementing the Recommendations of the Knight Commission
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age” in 2009 with 15 recommendations to better meet community information …