2012-03-09

 While the broadband age is enabling an information and communications renaissance, local communities in particular are being unevenly served with critical information about local issues. This report, delivered by the American FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in 2011, makes recommendations on how the information needs of communities can be met in a broadband world.

WASHINGTON DC - While the broadband age is enabling an information and communications renaissance, local communities in particular are being unevenly served with critical information about local issues. This report, delivered by the American FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in 2011, makes recommendations on how the information needs of communities can be met in a broadband world.

The full report can be found here.

Taken from www.fcc.gov.

The_Information_Needs_of_Communities.pdf

Huge leak of US Military files posted on Wikileaks

2010-07-26

STOCKHOLM - Whistleblowers' website Wikileaks obtained the files and made them available to The Guardian newspaper as well as the New York Times and German weekly Der Spiegel.

Read more

The Third Way: Towards Foundation-Based Media

2013-06-27

 “There is one thing that an orientation of journalism toward the purely commercial cravings and preferences of media consumers seldom has as a result: journalism.” German journalism professor and media researcher Stephan Weichert has strong views on the workings of the media in today’s market-dominated media landscape in Germany, a landscape the country has in common with many other European countries. Weichert says we should move to a more foundation-based media system. Here is why.

Read more

SKUP-journalists were targets

2011-07-24

OSLO - In police questioning, the norwegian terrorist accused Anders Behring Breivik (32) said he is the man behind the book "A European declaration of Independence". The book gives detailed information on why and how to attack the SKUP conference, aiming to kill as many journalists as possible.

Read more