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On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:48 AM, Steven Clift wrote:

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From: http://reboot.fcc.gov/futureofmedia

Welcome to the website for The Future of Media and the Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age. The media landscape is changing rapidly. On the one hand, there are many innovative new sources for news and information. On the other hand, citizens may find significant gaps, including in the availability of some kinds of local news and information. This could have dire consequences for democracy and the health of communities, hindering citizens’ ability to hold their leaders and institutions accountable.

This Future of Media project will review the state of the traditional sources of news and journalism, and new models for providing information to consumers and communities (e.g., information about disaster procedures, schools, crime, and public health matters, etc). The goal: to help ensure that all Americans have access to vibrant, diverse sources of news and information that will enable them to enrich their families, communities and democracy.

Please tell us about the media in your community, and give us your views about how policymakers should think about these issues.

Join the Discussion Media In Your Community

Tell us about your community and its media. Do you have a newspaper? Local TV news stations? Great websites? Anything else? What works well? What works poorly? How have things changed over time? What information do you wish you could get but can't?

* Share stories about media in your community

Improving the Media

Creative ideas are needed. Please tell us what could be done to improve information and news in this digital era.

* What government policies could improve the news and information media? * How should media companies change their approaches to delivering news and information?

Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

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