Hey all, while this is pretty raw, I am looking for feedback on whether we need more/better research to frame what needs to be done to bridge what I call the "democratic data divide online." See: http://po.st/communitydatasurgeLists This is my submission to the current Knight News Challenge. These submissions are highly unlikely to make it through their process, but I find them very very useful to float trial balloons. If you like the idea, please add a _comment_ on the News Challenge site to increase the chance that it will be noticed. If you want collaborate on ideas like this or if you know folks in the funding world who might like to see this, drop me a note: clift@e-democracy.org clift (at) e-democracy.org Thanks, Steven Clift E-Democracy.org