Media Infrastructure

[Source: The New York Times, by Stephanie Strom, August 16, 2010]
WASHINGTON — At a gathering last month over drinks and finger food, a specialist at the World Bank related the story of how female weavers in a remote Amazonian region of Guyana had against all ...

[Source: Free Press, by Josh Silver, Candace Clement, Craig Aaron, S. Derek Turner, May 11, 2010]
A new policy paper from Free Press called New Public Media: A Plan for Action presents a series of creative policies and proposes reforms to support quality news reporting in local communities and to build a world-class noncommercial media system in America.

[Source: Huffington Post, by Josh Silver, Free Press, April 6, 2010]
In Tuesday's ruling, Judge David Tatel said the FCC lacked "any statutorily mandated responsibility" to enforce network neutrality rules. So, the government agency that is charged with overseeing the nation's communications infrastructure now has no authority to regulate broadband -- the 21st century's primary communications platform?

[Source: NTIA, April 1, 2010]
Below is information outlining each BTOP grant award (as of April 1, 2010). Awards will continue to be announced from the First Round application pool on a rolling basis in 2010. All files ...