Informing communities
Subtitle: sustaining democracy in the digital age
By: the report of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
Contributors: Communications and Society Program (Aspen Institute); John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Publisher: Aspen Institute
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780898435115
Subjects: Social aspects; Information technology; Information society
Other titles: Sustaining democracy in the digital age
Description: "This report examines the information needs of the 21st century American citizen and proposes 15 public policy recommendations for sustaining democracy in the Digital Age"--Publisher.
Notes: nbl-10 soc

"A project of the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation" - t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-70).

Printout of a pdf.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Alberto Ibargüen and Walter Isaacson; title: Statement by the Co-Chairs, Marissa Mayer and Theodore B. Olson; title: Executive summary; title: Informing communities : sustaining democracy in the digital age. Introduction; title: Part 1 : What are the information needs of communities in a democracy?; title: Part 2 : Commission findings and recommended strategies. Maximizing the availability of relevant and credible information; title: Enhancing the information capacity of individuals; title: Promoting public engagement; title: Conclusion and a call to action; title: Endnotes; title: Appendices. Taking stock : are you a healthy information community?; title: Executive Director's memo : potential action items; title: Speakers at meetings of the Knight Commission; title: Speakers at Knight Commission community forums; title: Informal advisors; title: Members of the Commission.