1. News Cities: The Next Generation of Healthy Informed Communities
- Author:
- Richard P. Adler
- Publication Date:
- 05-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Even as the magnitude of the digital revolution becomes more evident, its implications remain a matter of intense debate. Stewards of traditional media worry about the values that are being lost or threatened in the transition, while new media enthusiasts prefer to focus on the potential of digital technology not merely to inform citizens about their communities but to empower them to become directly involved in democratic processes. Policymakers often find themselves in the middle, attempting to negotiate between the impulse to let the marketplace freely determine winners and losers and the desire to protect the public interest by mitigating market failures and encouraging socially beneficial trends. All of these forces were represented at the 2010 Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) in Aspen.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Democratization, Government, Science and Technology, Communications, and Mass Media