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Informing Communities more »
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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 … -
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 …
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Spotlight more »
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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 …
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KnightComm in the News more »
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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. …
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White Paper Series more »
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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 … -
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 …
